Gigartina conferta Schousboe ex Montagne 1839
Current name:
Gracilaria conferta (Schousboe ex Montagne) Montagne
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Publication Details
Gigartina conferta Schousboe ex Montagne 1839: 12, pl. 9: figs K-O
Published in: Montagne, C. (1841). Familia III. Phyceae. Fries. In: Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries. Tome Troisème. Duexième Partie. Phytographia canariensis. Section ultima. Plantae cellulares. DC.. (Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. Eds) Vol. 3, pp. 132-198 [Index 195-208]. Paris: Béthune, Éditeur, rue de Vaugirard, 36.
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 Gracilaria conferta (Schousboe ex Montagne) Montagne.
Type Information
Type locality: Cape Spartel, Morocco; (Gargiulo, De Masi & Tripodi 1992: 59) Type: P.K.A. Schousboe; herb. Thuret, PC; (Gargiulo, De Masi & Tripodi 1992: 59) Notes: Isotype: PC-Herb. Thuret.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dense (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 February 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024