Gigartina sitchensis (Ruprecht) Yendo 1916
Publication Details
Gigartina sitchensis (Ruprecht) Yendo 1916: 57
Published in: Yendo, K. (1916). Notes on algae new to Japan, IV. Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 30: 47-65.
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 Mastocarpus papillatus (C.Agardh) Kützing.
Basionym
Chondrus mammillosus var. sitchensis Ruprecht
Type Information
Type locality: Sea of Ochotsk; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: According to Lindstrom et al. (2011: 680), the type locality is presumably Sitka, Alaska.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 November 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024