Giffordia secunda (Kützing) Batters 1893
Publication Details
Giffordia secunda (Kützing) Batters 1893: 86
Published in: Batters, E.A.L. (1893). On the necessity for removing Ectocarpus secundus, Kütz., to a new genus. Grevillea 21: 85-86.
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Giffordia.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hincksia secunda (Kützing) P.C.Silva.
Basionym
Ectocarpus secundus Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: "Biritz" [Biarritz, Atlantic France]; (Kützing 1847: 54) Type: L?;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), next, following, second, having leaves or other features turned towards the same side (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 July 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024