Griffithsia australis (C.Agardh) C.Agardh 1828
Current name:
Vertebrata australis (C.Agardh) Kuntze
Cape Peron, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Griffithsia australis (C.Agardh) C.Agardh 1828: 135 (as 'Griffitsia')
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1828). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Voluminis secundi. Sectio prior. pp. [i]-lxxvi, [i]-189. Gryphiae [Greifswald]: sumptibus Ernesti Mauriti [Ernst Mauritius].
Publication date: Sept-Dec 1828
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 Vertebrata australis (C.Agardh) Kuntze.
Basionym
Cladostephus australis C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "Ad Novam Hollandiam" (one of three possible localities in Western Australia: Geographe Bay, Cape Leeuwin, or King George Sound; (Silva & al. 1996: 477) Type: Mus. Paris; (Parsons 1980: 278) Notes: Lectotype: (Parsons) PC. Isolectotype: Herb. Agardh, LD, 41993.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 February 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024