Gigartina wiggii (Turner) S.F.Gray 1821

Publication Details
Gigartina wiggii (Turner) S.F.Gray 1821: 373 (as 'wigghii')

Published in: Gray, S.F. (1821). A natural arrangement of British plants, according to their relations to each other, as pointed out by Jussieu, De Candolle, Brown, &c. including those cultivated for use; with an introduction to botany, in which the terms newly introduced are explained; illustrated by figures. pp. vol. 1: [i]-xxviii, [1]- 824, pls I-XXI plates. London: Printed for Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, Paternoster-Row.

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Publication date: 1 Nov. 1821

Type 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 Naccaria wiggii (Turner) Endlicher ex J.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
Agardh, J.G. (1842). Algae maris Mediterranei et Adriatici, observationes in diagnosin specierum et dispositionem generum. pp. [i]-x, 1-164. Parisiis [Paris]: Apud Fortin, Masson et Cie.

Basionym
Fucus wiggii Turner

Type Information
Type locality: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; Type: BM;

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 November 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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