Gymnogongrus japonicus Suringar 1867
Publication Details
Gymnogongrus japonicus Suringar 1867: 259, no fig. (as 'Gymnogongrus (Oncotylus) japonicus')
Published in: Suringar, W.F.R. (1867). Algarum iaponicarum Musei Botanici L.B. index praecursorius. Annales Musei Botanici Lugduno-Batavi 3: 256-259.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gymnogongrus is Gymnogongrus griffithsiae (Turner) Martius.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Besa japonica (Suringar) A.V.Skriptsova & S.Y.Shibneva.
Source of Synonymy
Shibneva, S.Y., Skriptsova, A.V., Semenchenko, A.A. & Suzuki, M. (2020 '2021'). Morphological and molecular reassessment of three species of the genus Besa (Phyllophoraceae, Rhodophyta) from the Northwest Pacific. European Journal of Phycology 56(1): 72-84, 38 figs, 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: "Iaponia: Textor" [Japan: collected by C.J. Textor]; (INA 1996) "Lectotype": C.J. Textor; L; sheet No 943.85.36 (Shibneva et al. 2020: 76) Notes: The selection of a lectotype is not effective since the words "here designated" are not used. There is no explanation as to why a lectotype is necessary since only one collection is mentioned by Suringar.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025