Antithamnion simile (Hooker f. & Harvey) De Toni 1903

Publication Details
Antithamnion simile (Hooker f. & Harvey) De Toni 1903: 1399

Published in: De Toni, G.B. (1903). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. IV. Florideae. Sectio III. pp. [i], frontispiece, [iii-v], 775, 775 bis, 776, 777 bis, 777-1521 + 1523-1525. Patavii [Padua]: Sumptibus auctoris.

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Publication date: 17 January 1903

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 simile (Hooker f. & Harvey) Nägeli.

Source of Synonymy
Nägeli, C. (1862 '1861'). Beiträge zur morphologie und systematik der Ceramiaceae. Sitzungsberichte der Königlichen Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 1861(2): 297-415, 30 figs, 1 pl.

Basionym
Callithamnion simile Hooker f. & Harvey

Type Information
Type locality: Christmas Harbour, Kerguelen’s Land; (Athanasiadis 1996: 63) Lectotype: J.D. Hooker; July 1840; BM; (Athanasiadis 1996: 63)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), like, resembling, similar (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 December 2024

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Taxonomic note
At INA it appears Antithamnion simile (J.D. Hooker & Harvey) J. Agardh, Anal. Cont. III. Index p. 1. 1896, with Basionym Callithamnion simile J.D. Hooker & Harvey 1845. - (03 December 2024) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 December 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025

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