Gigartina mammillosa (Goodenough & Woodward) J.Agardh 1851
Publication Details
Gigartina mammillosa (Goodenough & Woodward) J.Agardh 1851: 273
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1851). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 1. pp. [i]-xii, [1]-336 + 337-351 [Addenda and Indices]. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
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.
Basionym
Fucus mammillosus Goodenough & Woodward
Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat in rupibus et saxis submarinis frequentis." [Living on submarine stones and rocks frequently. England].; (Goodenough & Woodward 1797: 174)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 October 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 October 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
