Gigartina ancistroclada Montagne 1845

Current name: Gigartina ancistroclada Montagne

Publication Details
Gigartina ancistroclada Montagne 1845: 121

Published in: Montagne, C. (1845). Plantes cellulaires. In: Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zelée...pendant les années 1837-1838-1839-1840, sous le commandement de M.J. Dumont-d'Urville. Botanique. (Hombron, J.B. & Jacquinot, H. Eds) Vol. 1, pp. i-xiv, 1-349. Paris: Gide et Cie, Éditeurs.

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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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Akaroa, New Zealand; (Edyvane & Womersley 1994: 305) Type: PC; (Edyvane & Womersley 1994: 305) Notes: d' Urville (Index Nominum Algarum). Isotype: L (Hommersand et al. 1993: 118).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 August 2012

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Nomenclatural note
1842, Tab. IX, fig 3 (Index Nominum algarum). 1842: 6; 1845: 121, pl. 7 fig. 4 (Edyvane & Womersley 1994: 305). - (13 July 2009) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
According to Edyvane & Womersley (1994: 305), Parsons (pers. comm.) considers G. ancistroclada is probably a form of the New Zealand G. decipiens (Hooker & Harvey) Harvey. - (03 July 2009) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 March 2025