Gigartina serra (J.Agardh) Endlicher
Publication Details
Gigartina serra (J.Agardh) Endlicher
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 Eucheuma serra (J.Agardh) J.Agardh.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus serra J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. in mari Indiae orientalis" [Mauritius]; (Agardh 1841: 17) Type: LD; 34664 [Kylin 1932: pl. 10: fig. 2] (Yoshida 1998: 802) Notes: The type locality, Mauritius was first recorded by Doty (1988: 180). He notes that the holotype for Sphaerococcus serra J. Agardh is believed to have been illustrated by Kylin (1932: pl. 10, fig. 21) as Agardh Herbarium Specimen No. 34664. EPITYPE (designated by Dumilag et al., 2020: 500): GWS 22956 (=K-LH-12,950, BOLD ID: OZSEA1518-10, fig. 14), Old Gulch, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia, 31°51.3201'S, 159°04.2308'E. UNB. 21 November 2010. coll. G.T. & R.J.Kraft & M. Guiry, det. G.T. Kraft & G.W. Saunders. COI-5P barcode GenBank accession no. MT216309.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), a saw (tool).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 August 2013
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 August 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
