Anotrichium tenue var. thyrsigerum (Thwaites ex Harvey) H.S.Kim & I.K.Lee 1992
Publication Details
Anotrichium tenue var. thyrsigerum (Thwaites ex Harvey) H.S.Kim & I.K.Lee 1992: 159
Published in: Kim, H.-S. & Lee, I.K. (1991). Two species of Anotrichium Naegeli (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) in Korea, specially referred to the subgeneric groups. Korean Journal of Phycology 6(1): 13-22, 4 figs, 1 table.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Anotrichium is Anotrichium barbatum (C.Agardh) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Anotrichium tenue (C.Agardh) Nägeli.
Source of Synonymy
Kim, H.-S. & Lee, I.K. (2012). Algal flora of Korea. Volume 4, Number 5.Rhodophyta: Florideophyceae: Ceramiales: Ceramiaceae I (Non-corticate species). pp. [1-4], 1-152, figs 1-105. Incheon: National Institute of Biological Resources.
Basionym
Callithamnion thyrsigerum Thwaites ex Harvey
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Womersley 1998: 341) Lectotype: Herb. Harvey, TCD; 533A (Womersley 1998: 341) Notes: Syntypes: King George Sound (533B), Cape Riche (533C), Newcastle, N.S.W. (533M).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, fine, slender (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2018
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Taxonomic notes
According to Womersley (1998) this is a currently accepted name. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Griffithsia tenuis senso lato C. Agardh 1828: 131 (as 'Griffitsia'). - (22 December 2008) - G.M. Guiry
Distributional note
Womersley (1998) notes that this variety is widely distributed in temperate and mixed temperate-tropic waters of southern Africa, the Indian Ocean , southern and eastern Australia, and Hawaii, in the lower eulittoral to upper sublittoral. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 July 2025
