Antithamnion veleroae W.R.Taylor
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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Type species
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 (J.D.Hooker & Harvey) Lyle
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
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).
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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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