Hafgygia andersonii Areschoug 1883
Publication Details
Hafgygia andersonii Areschoug 1883: 3 (as 'andersoni')
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]
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 Laminaria setchellii P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1957). Notes on Pacific marine algae. Madroño 14: 41-51.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 September 2007
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Taxonomic note
Areschoug (1883: 3) cites this as Hafgygia andersoni (Farlow) Aresch. - (04 September 2007) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 September 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 April 2025