Antithamnion mucronatum (J.Agardh) Nägeli 1862
Publication Details
Antithamnion mucronatum (J.Agardh) Nägeli 1862: 380
Published in: 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.
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 Macrothamnion pellucidum (Harvey) Wollaston.
Basionym
Callithamnion mucronatum J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. ad oras Tasmaniae (Hb. Hooker!)" [Tasmania]; (Agardh 1851: 29) Lectotype: LD; herb. alg. Agardh 18810 (Athanasiadis 1996: 172) Notes: Athanasiadis (1996: 172) gives "Juan Island, Bass Strait, Tasmania" as the type locality. No such locality in Tasmania could be found on Google.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending in a short, sharp point.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 October 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024