Gigartina spinosa (Kützing) Harvey, nom. illeg. 1853
Current name:
Chondracanthus spinosus (Kützing) Guiry
Northern California - 08 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)
Publication Details
Gigartina spinosa (Kützing) Harvey, nom. illeg. 1853: 177, pl. 28: fig. B
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.
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 Chondracanthus spinosus (Kützing) Guiry.
Basionym
Mastocarpus spinosus Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: California [Monterey Co., California, USA; Hughey & Hommersand 2008: 139]; (Kützing 1847: 24) Lectotype: Dr T. Coulter; 1831-1833; L; 941.27.143 (Hughey & Hommersand 2008: 139)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiny.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 October 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 August 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024