Gigartina skottsbergii Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1936
Current name:
Sarcopeltis skottsbergii (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Hommersand, Hughey, Leister & P.W.Gabrielson
Puerto del Hambre, XII Region, Chile, 5m depth - 05 September 2001. Dirk Schories (dirk.schories@gmx.de)
Publication Details
Gigartina skottsbergii Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1936: 472
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1936). Iridophycus gen. nov. and its representation in South America. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 22: 469-473.
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 Sarcopeltis skottsbergii (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Hommersand, Hughey, Leister & P.W.Gabrielson.
Type Information
Type locality: Slogget Bay, Fuegia [Sloggett Bay, Argentina]; (Kim 1976: 23) Lectotype: C. Skottsberg; Herb. UC; 205704 [upper spermatangial specimen] (Hughey & al. 2020: 79) Notes: UC205704 sheet with male and females specimens designated by Kim (1976: 23) as lectotype but narrowed to the upper spermatangial specimen by Hughey & al. (2020: 79) as this was the sequenced material.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 November 2020
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 November 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
