Griffithsia multifida (Hudson) C.Agardh 1817

Sphondylothamnion multifidum (Hudson) Nägeli

Current name: Sphondylothamnion multifidum (Hudson) Nägeli
microscope, Spain, Galicia, Ría de Arosa, 2007Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)

Publication Details
Griffithsia multifida (Hudson) C.Agardh 1817: xxviii (as 'Griffitsia')

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.

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Publication date: Mai-Dec 1817 (p. vii: i Mai 1817)

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

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sphondylothamnion multifidum (Hudson) Nägeli.

Basionym
Conferva multifida Hudson

Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat in saxis et rupibus submarinis in comitatibus Hantoniensi et Dorsetsoemsi" [It inhabits rocks and submarine rocks in the counties of Hampshire and Dorset: south coast of England]; (Gordon 1972) Neotype (Torquay, Devon, England; designated by Gordon 1972: 48): E.A.L. Batters; August 1902; BM; (Gordon 1972: 48) Notes: Hudson's herbarium was mostly lost in a fire (Dixon 1963: 256).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cleft into many parts (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 April 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 April 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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