Giffordia granulosa (Smith) Hamel 1939
Current name:
Hincksia granulosa (Smith) P.C.Silva
Floating pontoons at Wemelding, the Netherlands; collector M. Karremans - 22 February 2007. Herre Stegenga (Stegenga@nhn.leidenuniv.nl)
Publication Details
Giffordia granulosa (Smith) Hamel 1939: xv, fig. 61E
Published in: Hamel, G. (1939). Phéophycées de France. Fasc. V. pp. i-xlvii + 337-431, [432, expl. pl.], [i]-xliv, xlvii], figs 56-60, 10 pls. Paris: [Publié par l'auteur].
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Giffordia is Giffordia secunda (Kützing) Batters.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hincksia granulosa (Smith) P.C.Silva.
Basionym
Conferva granulosa Smith
Type Information
Syntype localities: Brighthelmston and Shoreham, Sussex, England; (Silva & al. 1996: 567) Type: W. Borrer; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Womersly (1987) gives the following data: Type from England; not located (Clayton, 1974).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), granulose (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 June 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 May 2024
