Callithamnion pollexfenii Harvey 1844

Publication Details
Callithamnion pollexfenii Harvey 1844: 186, pl. V: figs 5-7 (as 'Pollexfenii')

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1844). Description of a new British species of Callithamnion (C. pollexfenii). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 1 14: 109-131.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Callithamnion is Callithamnion corymbosum (Smith) Lyngbye.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Antithamnionella floccosa (O.F.Müller) Whittick.

Source of Synonymy
Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.H. (1993). Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 3A. Ceramiales. pp. [i]-xv, 1-444, 129 figs, map. London: HMSO.

Type Information
Syntype localities: Orkney Islands, leg. Rev. J. H. Pollexfen; Aberdeen, leg. Dr Dickie [Scotland]; (Harvey 1844: 186)

Eponomy
Named for Rev. J.H. Pollexfen, who made one of the two collections upon which this species is based.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 October 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024

 
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