Hafgygia longicruris (Bachelot Pylaie) Areschoug 1883

Current name: Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders
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Publication Details
Hafgygia longicruris (Bachelot Pylaie) Areschoug 1883: 8

Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1883). Observationes phycologicae. Particula quarta. De Laminariaceis nonnullis. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, Series 3 12(8): 1-23. [in Latin]

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hafgygia is Hafgygia digitata (Hudson) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Saccharina longicruris (Bachelot Pylaie) Kuntze.

Source of Synonymy
McDevit, D.C. & Saunders, G.W. (2010). A DNA barcode examination of the Laminariaceae (Phaeophyceae) in Canada reveals novel biogeographical and evolutionary insights. Phycologia 49(3): 235-248.

Basionym
Laminaria longicruris Bachelot Pylaie

Type Information
Type locality: Terre-Neuve: Saint-Pierre & Miquelon [Newfoundland, Canada];

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 September 2007 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 May 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025