Giffordia recurvata Kuckuck ex Cardinal, nom. inval. 1964
Publication Details
Giffordia recurvata Kuckuck ex Cardinal, nom. inval. 1964: 51
Published in: Cardinal, A. (1964). Étude sur les Éctocarpacées de la Manche. Behiefte zur Nova Hedwigia 15: 1-86, 41 figs.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Giffordia is Giffordia secunda (Kützing) Batters.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hincksia granulosa (Smith) P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Fletcher, R.L. (2024). Brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) of Britain and Ireland. pp. [i]-x, [1]–806. London: Pelagic Publishing & Natural History Museum.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 October 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Even though Cardinal (1961: 51) proposed Giffordia recurvata as a new combination, since the intended basionym Ectocarpus recurvatus Kuckuck (1961: 132-137) is a nomen nudum, he made a description of a new species rather than a new combination. However, the description is invalid because of the lack of a latin diagnosis as well as of the indication of the holotype, required by Art. 36.2 and Art. 37.1 of I.C.B.N. (Gruter et al., 1994), respectively (Furnari et al., 1999). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
