Gigartina horrida (C.Agardh) Greville 1830

Endosiphonia horrida (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva

Current name: Endosiphonia horrida (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva
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Publication Details
Gigartina horrida (C.Agardh) Greville 1830: lix

Published in: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.

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Publication date: Feb.-March 1830

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 Endosiphonia horrida (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva.

Basionym
Sphaerococcus horridus C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: Mauritius; (Silva & al. 1996: 494)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 September 2007

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 September 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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