Gigartina echinata N.L.Gardner 1927
Publication Details
Gigartina echinata N.L.Gardner 1927: 335
Published in: Gardner, N.L. (1927). New Rhodophyceae from the Pacific coast of North America. III. University of California Publications in Botany 13: 333-368, pls 59-71.
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 Chondracanthus spinosus (Kützing) Guiry.
Type Information
Type locality: Santa Catalina Island, California; (Gardner 1927: 335) Lectotype: M.B. Nichols; UC; 93842 (Hughey & Hommersand 2008: 139)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), prickly.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 August 2020
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
