Gigartina elegans Greville 1833
Publication Details
Gigartina elegans Greville 1833: 449
Published in: Saint-Hilaire, A. de (1833). Voyage dans le district des diamans et sur le littoral du Brésil, suivi de note sur quelques plantes caractéristiques et d'un précis de l'historie des révolutions de l'empire brésilien, depuis le commencement du règne de Jean vi jusqu'à l'abdication de D. Pedro. Seconde Partie. pp. [i-iii], [1]-457. Paris: Librarie-Gide....
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 Chondracanthus elegans (Greville) Guiry.
Source of Synonymy
Hommersand, M.H., Guiry, M.D., Fredericq, S. & Leister, G.L. (1993). New perspectives in the taxonomy of the Gigartinaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta). Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 14: 105-120, 41 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Brazil; (Silva & al. 1996: 290) Type: E, PC; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 117)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 July 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 July 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
