Griffithsia argus Montagne 1841
Current name: Wrangelia argus (Montagne) MontagneABC Taxa (eric.coppejans@ugent.be)
Publication Details
Griffithsia argus Montagne 1841: 176, pl. 8: fig. 4
Published in: Montagne, C. (1841). Familia III. Phyceae. Fries. In: Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries. Tome Troisème. Duexième Partie. Phytographia canariensis. Section ultima. Plantae cellulares. DC.. (Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. Eds) Vol. 3, pp. 132-198 [Index 195-208]. Paris: Béthune, Éditeur, rue de Vaugirard, 36.
Request PDFType 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 Wrangelia argus (Montagne) Montagne.
Type Information
Type locality: Roque de Gando, Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias; (Afonso Carrillo & Sansón 1999: 159) Type: PC; (Afonso Carrillo & Sansón 1999: 159)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latinised), Latinised form of the Greek, argos, white; the hundred-eyed keeper of Io, killed by Mercury at the command of Jupiter (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 February 2008
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 February 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
