Gigartina fastigiata Postels & Ruprecht, nom. illeg. 1840
Publication Details
Gigartina fastigiata Postels & Ruprecht, nom. illeg. 1840: 16
Published in: Postels, A. & Ruprecht, F. (1840). Illustrationes algarum in itinere circum orbem jussu imperatoris Nicolai I. Atque auspiciis navarchi Friderici Lütke annis 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829 celoce Seniavin exsecuto in Oceano pacifico, inprimis septemtrionale ad littora rossica asiatico-americana collectarum. pp. [i-vi ], [i]- iv, 1-28 [1-2, index], [Latin:] [-iv], [1]-22, [1-2, index], 40 pls. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]: Typis Eduardi Pratz.
Request PDFPublication date: Nov-Dec 1840 [TL-2]
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 Ahnfeltia fastigiata (Endlicher) Makienko.
Type Information
Type locality: Ad lapides in mare insulam Sitcha alluente; (Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 16) Type: LE; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Type locality: Alaska: Sitka (Index Nominum Algarum).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fastigiate, with branches clustered, parallel and erect, giving a narrow elongated habit (occasionally meaning branched reaching to the same height) (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 May 2010
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 May 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
