Goniotrichum formosissimum Zanardini ex Frauenfeld 1855
Publication Details
Goniotrichum formosissimum Zanardini ex Frauenfeld 1855: 7
Published in: Frauenfeld, G. (1855). Die Algen der dalmatischen Küste: mit Hinzufügung der von Kützing im adriatischen überhaupt ausgefürten Arten. pp. [i]-xviii, 1-78, 26 pls. Wien [Vienna]: Druck und Verlag der Kaiserl. Königl. Hof. und Staatsdrukerel.
Request PDFType Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chroodactylon ornatum (C.Agardh) Basson.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (2016). Phycologia Europaea Rhodophyta Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxxviii, 1-762. Thessaloniki: Published and distributed by the author.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), most beautiful.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 March 2017 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 March 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Included in synonymy with a question mark by Athanasiadis (2016: 30). - (23 March 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
