Antithamnion veleroae W.R.Taylor 1945
Publication Details
Antithamnion veleroae W.R.Taylor 1945: 261, 262
Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1945). Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 12: i-iv, 1-528, 3 figs, 100 pls.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Antithamnion is Antithamnion cruciatum (C.Agardh) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Antithamnionella ternifolia (Hooker f. & Harvey) Lyle.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (1996). Morphology and classification of the Ceramioideae (Rhodophyta) based on phylogenetic principles. Opera Botanica 128: [1]-216, 108 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: South of Black Beach Anchorage, I. Santa María, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; (Taylor 1945: 261, 262) Type: W.R. Taylor no. 34-394B p.p.; 30 January 1934; the major element among epiphytes on Prionitis which grew on surf-beaten rocks; Hancock Foundation; (Taylor 1945: 261, 262)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 May 2004 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 October 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025
