Mammillaria aciculifera (Zanardini) Kuntze 1891
Publication Details
Mammillaria aciculifera (Zanardini) Kuntze 1891: 902
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 2 pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.
Request PDFPublication date: 5 November 1891
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gigartina brachiata Harvey.
Source of Synonymy
Edyvane, K.S. & Womersley, H.B.S. (1994). Family Gigartinaceae Kützing 1843: 389. In: The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Rhodophyta - Part IIIA. (Womersley, H.B.S. Eds), pp. 285-314. Canberra:
Basionym
Gigartina aciculifera Zanardini
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. Hobatown Tasmaniae." [Hobart, Tasmania, Australia]; (Zanardini 1874: 503) Type: MCVE; Notes: Edyvane & Womersley (1994) note that G. aculeifera is the name on the type sheet but is not the published name.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 March 2025 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 14 March 2025
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 March 2025
