Gigartina paxillata Papenfuss
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae
Order Gigartinales
Family Gigartinaceae
Genus Gigartina
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Publication details
Gigartina paxillata Papenfuss 1947: 2-3, pl. 1: fig. 3; pl. 3: fig. 15; pl. 4
Published in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1947). New marine algae from South Africa: I. University of California Publications in Botany 23: 1-15, Plates 1-4.
Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gigartina is Gigartina pistillata (S.G.Gmelin) Stackhouse.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Synonym(s)
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General environment
This is a marine species.
Type information
Type locality: mouth of Storms River, Cape Province, South Africa (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 292).
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Created: 16 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 24 August 2008 by M.D. Guiry
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2018.
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