Griffithsia pulvinata Baldock 1976

Publication Details
Griffithsia pulvinata Baldock 1976: 529, 531, figs. 22-26, 79

Published in: Baldock, R.N. (1976). The Griffithsieae group of the Ceramiaceae (Rhodophyta) and its southern Australian representatives. Australian Journal of Botany 24: 509-593, 92 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Griffithsia is Griffithsia corallina C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Port Elliot, South Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 412) Holotype: Baldock; 4 May 1963; in the upper sublittoral on granite rock; AD; A26365 (Womersley 1998: 324) Notes: Womersley (1998: 324) notes that there are also isotypes located in AD, A26365.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cushion-shaped, strongly convexed (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 December 2008

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 December 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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