Maschalostroma fastigiatum Falkenberg 1897
Publication Details
Maschalostroma fastigiatum Falkenberg 1897: 435, no figure
Published in: Schmitz, F. & Falkenberg, P. (1897). Rhodomelaceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten, Teil 1, Abteilung 2. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 421-480. Leipzig: verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Maschalostroma.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gonatogenia subulata J.Agardh.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fastigiate, with branches clustered, parallel and erect, giving a narrow elongated habit (occasionally meaning branched reaching to the same height) (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 September 2003 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 January 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
