Gymnogongrus amnicus Montagne 1850
Publication Details
Gymnogongrus amnicus Montagne 1850: 289
Published in: Montagne, C. (1850). Cryptogamia guyanensis, seu plantarum cellularium in Guyana gallica annis 1835-1849 a Cl. Leprieur collectarum enumeratio universalis. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Troisième série 14: 283-309.
Request PDFType 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 Sterrocladia amnica (Montagne) F.Schmitz.
Source of Synonymy
Schmitz, F. (1893). Die Gattung Actinococcus Kütz. Flora 77: 367-418, 5 figs, pl. VII.
Type Information
Type locality: "Ad rupes in torrentibus aquae dulcis... Kau dictorum. Leprieur no. 1112" [Guyana]; (Montagne 1850: 289) Lectotype (designated by Sherwood & al. 2012): PC; 0058868 (herb. Montagne) Notes: Kaw, French Guiana, Kaw, about 50 km from the sea (04º29'N, 52º02'W); Lectotype: Herbarium PC, Montagne collection (MA 3474), coll. Leprieur no. 1112 (Sherwood et al., 2012: 630). The PC material appears to be a single collection and if so is the holotype and the lectotypification is superfluous.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 28 March 2009 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025
