Gigartina microphylla (Harvey) Harvey 1853
Publication Details
Gigartina microphylla (Harvey) Harvey 1853: 176, pl. 28: fig. A
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.
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 harveyanus (Kützing) Guiry.
Basionym
Rhodymenia ciliata var. microphylla Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: California [Monterey, Monterey Co., California, USA; fide Hughey & Hommersand 2008: 145]; (Harvey 1833: 164) Type: November 1827; (Hughey & Hommersand 2008: 145) Notes: According to John Parnell, curator of the herbarium at TCD, thye type is not to be found there (Hughey & Hommersand 2008: 145).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), small-leaved, little-leaved (Stearn 1973).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 April 2008
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 April 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024