Gigartina mollis Harvey & Bailey 1851

Publication Details
Gigartina mollis Harvey & Bailey 1851: 372

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 Farlowia mollis (Harvey & Bailey) Farlow & Setchell.

Source of Synonymy
Collins, F.S., Holden, I. & Setchell, W.A. (1901). Phycotheca boreali-americana. A collection of dried specimens of the algae of North America. Vol. Fasc. XVII-XVIII, Nos. 801-900. Malden, Massachusetts.

Type Information
Type locality: "Puget Sound" [Washington, U.S.A]; (Harvey & Bailey 1851: 372) Holotype: TCD; (Lindstrom & Scagel 1987: 2222)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), soft, pliant (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 07 October 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 October 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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