Gigartina exasperata Harvey & Bailey 1851

Publication Details
Gigartina exasperata Harvey & Bailey 1851: 371

Published in: Harvey, W.H. & Bailey, J.W. (1851). [Dr. Gould presented, in behalf of Professors W.H. Harvey of Trinity College, Dublin, and J.W. Bailey of West Point, descriptions of seventeen new species of Algae collected by the United States Exploring Expedition...]. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 3: 370-373.

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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 exasperatus (Harvey & Bailey) Hughey.

Source of Synonymy
Hughey, J.R. & Hommersand, M.H. (2008). Morphological and molecular systematic study of Chondracanthus (Gigartinaceae, Rhodophyta) from Pacific North America. Phycologia 47: 124-155.

Type Information
Type locality: Oposite Fort Nisqually, Puget Sound, Washington, USA; (Hughey & Hommersand 2008: 137) Lectotype: cystocarpic specimen: 1838-1842; TCD; 94544 (Hughey & Hommersand 2008: 137)

Origin of Species Name
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General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 August 2013

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 August 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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