Nothogenia fastigiata (Bory) P.G.Parkinson 1983

Publication Details
Nothogenia fastigiata (Bory) P.G.Parkinson 1983: 608-609

Published in: Parkinson, P.G. (1983). The typification and status of the name Chaetangium (Algae). Taxon 32: 605-610.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nothogenia is Nothogenia variolosa (Montagne) Montagne.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Halymenia fastigiata Bory

Type Information
Type locality: Îles Malouines [Falkland Islands]; (Dumont d'Urville 1825: 22) Holotype: PC; ? (Huisman & Womersley 2006: 91) Notes: Huisman & Womersley (2006: 91) note that the holotype is presumably in PC, but cannot presently be located (B. de Reviers, pers. comm., 9 May 2006). Fragments in LD (Herb. Agardh 32591)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fastigiate, with branches clustered, parallel and erect, giving a narrow elongated habit (occasionally meaning branched reaching to the same height) (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Subantarctic species; on intertidal platforms (Huisman & Womersley 1994; 2006).

Created: 15 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 April 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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