Martensia gigas Harvey 1863
Publication Details
Martensia gigas Harvey 1863: synop.: xiv
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1863). Phycologia australica: or, a history of Australian seaweeds; comprising coloured figures and descriptions of the more characteristic marine algae of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia, and a synopsis of all known Australian algae. Vol. 5. pp. [i]-x, v-lxxiii (Synoptic catalogue), Plates CCXLI-CCC (with text). London: Lovell Reeve.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Martensia is Martensia elegans Hering.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Martensia australis Harvey.
Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (2003). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIID Ceramiales - Delesseriaceae, Sarcomeniaceae, Rhodomelaceae. pp. [1]-533, 226 figs, 2 pls. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study & State Herbarium of South Australia.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), A giant (Stearn 1983).
Created: 22 January 2009 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 April 2009
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 April 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025
