Gigartina mammillosa var. vulgaris Harvey 1862
Publication Details
Gigartina mammillosa var. vulgaris Harvey 1862: 172
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1862). Notice of a collection of algae made on the northwest coast of North America, chiefly at Vancouver Island, by David Lyall, Esq., M.D., R.N., in the years 1859-1861. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Botany 6: 157-177.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gigartina is Gigartina pistillata (S.G.Gmelin) Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mastocarpus stellatus (Stackhouse) Guiry.
Source of Synonymy
Guiry, M.D., West, J.A., Kim, D.-H. & Masuda, M. (1984). Reinstatement of the genus Mastocarpus Kützing (Rhodophyta). Taxon 33: 53-63.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 September 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 September 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
