Gigartina canaliculata Harvey 1840
Current name:
Chondracanthus canaliculatus (Harvey) Guiry
Northern California - 08 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)
Publication Details
Gigartina canaliculata Harvey 1840: 409
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1840). Algae. In: The botany of Captain Beechey's voyage; comprising an account of the plants collected by Messrs Lay and Collie, and other officers of the expedition, during the voyage to the Pacific and Bering's Strait, performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F.W. Beechey, R.N., F.R. & A.S., in the years 1825, 26, 27, and 28. (Hooker, W.J. & Arnott, G.A.W. Eds), pp. 406-409. London: Henry G. Bohn.
Request PDFPublication date: Feb.-March 1840
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 Chondracanthus canaliculatus (Harvey) 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: San Francisco, California; (Harvey 1840: 409) Type: David Douglas; 1831; TCD; sine numero (Dawson 1961: 267) Notes: The type consists of two clumps and a fragment of a cystocarpic specimen (Hughey & Hommersand 2008: fig. 63). Isotype: L (Hommersand et al. (1993: 115).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), canaliculate, with a longitudinal channel or groove (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 March 2011
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 March 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 January 2025
