Gigartina lycopodioides (Linnaeus) Lyngbye 1819
Publication Details
Gigartina lycopodioides (Linnaeus) Lyngbye 1819: 45
Published in: Lyngbye, H.C. (1819). Tentamen hydrophytologiae danicae continens omnia hydrophyta cryptogama Daniae, Holsatiae, Faeroae, Islandiae, Groenlandiae hucusque cognita, systematice disposita, descripta et iconibus illustrata, adjectis simul speciebus norvegicis. pp. [i]-xxxii, [1]-248, 70 pls. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: typis Schultzianis, in commissis Librariae Gyldendaliae.
Request PDFType 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 Rhodomela lycopodioides (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Agardh, C.A. (1822). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [v-vi], 169-398. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Basionym
Fucus lycopodioides Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: Scotland; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 295) Lectotype: LINN; 1274.20 (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 295)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the genus Lycopodium.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 01 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
