Gigartina foliifera (Harvey) D.H.Kim 1976

Publication Details
Gigartina foliifera (Harvey) D.H.Kim 1976: 44

Published in: Kim, D.H. (1976 '1975'). A study of the development of cystocarps and tetrasporangial sori in Gigartinaceae (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales). Nova Hedwigia 27: [i]-vi, 1-146, 237 figs, 6 tables, 1 map.

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 Halopeltis australis (J.Agardh) G.W.Saunders.

Basionym
Rhodymenia foliifera Harvey

Type Information
Lectotype locality: King George Sound, Western Australia; (Womersley 1996: 77) Lectotype: Harvey; TCD; Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 381B (Womersley 1996: 77) Notes: Syntype localities: west and south coasts of Australia, Tasmania (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 369). Chapman (1979:415) cites "Georgetown, Tasmania" as the type locality.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), leaf-bearing.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 January 2005 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 October 2011

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 October 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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