Giffordia Batters, 1893
Lectotype species: Giffordia secunda (Kützing) Batters
Currently accepted name for the type species: Hincksia secunda (Kützing) P.C.Silva
Original publication: Batters, E.A.L. (1893). On the necessity for removing Ectocarpus secundus, Kütz., to a new genus. Grevillea 21: 85-86.
Request PDFType designated in: Kylin, H. (1947). Die Phaeophyceen der schwedischen Westküste. Acta Universitatis Lundensis 43(4): 1-99, 61 figs, 18 pls.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2017-07-24 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hincksia.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
