Buffhamia speciosa Batters 1895
Publication Details
Buffhamia speciosa Batters 1895: 169
Published in: Batters, E.A.L. (1895). On some new British marine algae. Annals of Botany 9: 307-321, Plate 11 (2 pages).
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Buffhamia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Weymouth" [Dorset, England]; (Batters 1895: 311) Type: E.A.L. Batters; September 1892; Epiphytic on the fronds of Castagnea griffithsiana near low-water mark; (Batters 1895: 311) Notes: Some of data from Batters (1895: 168).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), showy, splendid (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
