Hafgygia pallida (Greville) Areschchoug 1883

Publication Details
Hafgygia pallida (Greville) Areschchoug 1883: 3, 4

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]

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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 pallida Greville.

Basionym
Laminaria pallida Greville

Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. in Sinu tabulari ad C. b. Spei, (Hb. Greville! Pappe!)" [Table Bay, Cape Province, South Africa]; (Agardh 1848: 134) Notes: Type in LD?

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pale, sallow, yellow-green, grey-green (Smith & Lockwood 1933).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 September 2007 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 January 2011

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 January 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 November 2024

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