Chondrus giganteus f. flabellatus Mikami 1965
Publication Details
Chondrus giganteus f. flabellatus Mikami 1965: 256, pl. VII: fig. 1
Published in: Mikami, H. (1965). A systematic study of the Phyllophoraceae and Gigartinaceae from Japan and its vicinity. Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries Hokkaido University 5(2): 181-285.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chondrus is Chondrus crispus Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Omazaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan; (Mikami 1965: 256) Type: SAP;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), huge.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 November 2015
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Distributional note
This entity has been introduced accidentally, probably via oyster cultivation, into the Mediterranean (Verlaque et al. 2015: 163) being first found in the Etang de Thau (France) in 1994 (Verlaque & Latula 1996). To date (2015), it does not appear to have spread. - (05 November 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 November 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 April 2025
