Mastocarpus rigidus S.C.Lindstrom, Hughey & Martone 2011

Publication Details
Mastocarpus rigidus S.C.Lindstrom, Hughey & Martone 2011: 676, 677, 679, figs 15-18, 34, 35

Published in: Lindstrom, S.C., Hughey, J.R. & Martone, P.T. (2011). New, resurrected and redefined species of Mastocarpus (Phyllophoraceae, Rhodophyta) from the northeast Pacific. Phycologia 50(6): 661-683.

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Publication date: 2011

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Mastocarpus is Mastocarpus mammillosus (Goodenough & Woodward) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Holotype locality: Botanical Beach, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada; (Lindstrom et al. 2011: 677) Holotype: Fig. 15 (leftmost specimen): Patrick T. Martone (PTM 184); 11 July 2010; on mid intertidal bedrock with Fucus distichus subsp. evanescens and Saccharina sessilis; UBC; A88570 (Lindstrom et al. 2011: 677)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rigid (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 December 2011 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 August 2013

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Habitat note
Occurring on rock usually in the (lower) mid intertidal zone (Lindstrom et al. 2011). - (16 December 2011) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 August 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 May 2025

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