Gigartina cordata var. splendens (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) D.H.Kim 1976
Current name:
Mazzaella splendens (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Fredericq
Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org) - 09 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)
Publication Details
Gigartina cordata var. splendens (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) D.H.Kim 1976: 40
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 Mazzaella splendens (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Fredericq.
Basionym
Iridophycus splendens Setchell & N.L.Gardner
Type Information
Type locality: "north end of Carmel Beach", Carmel, California, USA; (Setchell & Gardner 1937: 171) Type: A.V. Manza; UC; 539564, 539565, 539566 (Hughey & Hommersand 2010: 127)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), heart-shaped.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 December 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 December 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 December 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024