Antithamnion minutissimum Levring 1941
Publication Details
Antithamnion minutissimum Levring 1941: 646, fig. 18
Published in: Levring, T. (1941). Die Meeresalgen der Juan Fernandez-Inseln. Die Corallinaceen der Juan Fernandez-Inseln . In: The natural history of Juan Fernandez and Easter Island. (Skottsberg, C. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. 601-670; 753-757. Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells Boktryckeri.. [in German]
Request PDFPublication date: 14 December 1941
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Antithamnion is Antithamnion cruciatum (C.Agardh) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pterothamnion minutissimum (Levring) R.W.Ricker.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (1996). Morphology and classification of the Ceramioideae (Rhodophyta) based on phylogenetic principles. Opera Botanica 128: [1]-216, 108 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Station 5, Mas a Tierra, Juan Fernández Islands; (Athanasiadis 1996: 63) Lectotype: T. Levring; 30-40 m on Rhodymenia; GB; sine numero (Athanasiadis 1996: 63)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), extremely small.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 July 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 October 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025
