Antithamnionella elegans var. boergesenii Cormaci & G.Furnari 1988
Publication details
Antithamnionella elegans var. boergesenii Cormaci & G.Furnari 1988: 345, figs. 21-23 in Børgesen, Biol. Meddel. Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. 9(1): 57-59 (1930)
Published in: Cormaci, M. & Furnari, G. (1988). Antithamnionella elegans (Bethold) Cormaci et Furnari (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) and related species, with the description of two new varieties. Phycologia 27(3): 340-346, 19 figs, 1 table.
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Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Antithamnionella is Antithamnionella sarniensis Lyle.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Antithamnionella boergesenii (Cormaci & G.Furnari) Athanasiadis
Type information
Type locality: Gran Canaria: Bahia del Confital (Cormaci & Furnari 1988: 345). Holotype (tetrasporophyte): Boergesen ; 25 March 1921; epiphytic on Gelidium latifolium (as Gelidium corneum). C Algae marinae Canarienses n. 3867 (Cormaci & Furnari 1988: 345).
Origin of species name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
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Source of current name
Athanasiadis, A. (1996). Morphology and classification of the Ceramioideae (Rhodophyta) based on phylogenetic principles. Opera Botanica 128: [1]-221.
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