Gigartina spinella (C.Agardh) Greville 1830
Current name:
Hypnea spinella (C.Agardh) Kützing
Panama. Transverse section of branch showing small lateral branchlet.Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Gigartina spinella (C.Agardh) Greville 1830: lviii
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 Hypnea spinella (C.Agardh) Kützing.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus spinellus C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "Indiae occidentalis" (West Indies); Type: LD; Herb. alg. Agardh 33888 (Yoshida 1998: 744) Notes: Dawson (1961: 238) gives the following additional data: collected in coral, by Aspergen. According to Haroun & Prud'homme van Reine, 1993: 122) the lectotype (in LD) is herb Ag. 33888, "Vestindien"
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 September 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 September 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
