Gigartina longipes Kützing 1859
Publication Details
Gigartina longipes Kützing 1859: 35, pl. 84: fig. 2
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1859). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. IX [9] pp. i-vii, 1-42, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFType 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 Mychodea terminalis Harvey.
Type Information
Type locality: "Ad Novam Hollandiam, Port Philipp Dr Ferd. Müller" [Port Philip, Victoria, Australia]; (Kützing 1859: 35) Notes: "Type: Port Phillip, s. dat., F.Mueller s.n. (syn: MEL0044784A; L.4063835)." (Kraft & Saunders 2017: 241).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 May 2003 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 November 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
