Gigartina chondroides Hooker f. & Harvey, nom. illeg. 1847
Publication Details
Gigartina chondroides Hooker f. & Harvey, nom. illeg. 1847: 407
Published in: Hooker, J.D. & Harvey, W.H. (1847). Algae tasmanicae: being a catalogue of the species of algae collected on the shores of Tasmania by Ronald Gunn, Esq., Dr. Heannerett, Mrs. Smith, Dr. Lyall and Dr. J.D. Hooker; with characters of the new species. London Journal of Botany 6: 397-417.
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 Gigartina muelleriana Setchell & N.L.Gardner.
Source of Synonymy
Edyvane, K.S. & Womersley, H.B.S. (1994). Family Gigartinaceae Kützing 1843: 389. In: The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Rhodophyta - Part IIIA. (Womersley, H.B.S. Eds), pp. 285-314. Canberra:
Type Information
Type locality: "Sandy Bay" [Tasmania]; (Hooker & Harvey 1847: 407) Holotype: Dr Lyall; BM; herb. hookerianum (Edyvane & Womersley 1994: 310) Notes: A single specimen, not located in 1952 (Edyvane & Womersley 1994: 310).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 July 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 20 February 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: not Gigartina chondroides Bory, 1828. - (20 February 2024) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 March 2025
