Gigartina congesta (R.Brown ex Turner) Greville 1830
Publication Details
Gigartina congesta (R.Brown ex Turner) Greville 1830: lviii
Published in: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.
Request PDFPublication date: Feb.-March 1830
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 Areschougia congesta (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh.
Basionym
Fucus congestus R.Brown ex Turner
Type Information
Type locality: "At Kent's Islands, near New Holland. Mr. Brown." [Tasmania]; (Turner 1809-1811: 105-106) Holotype: Robert Brown; BM; (Womersley 1994: 359)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), congested.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 January 2009 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 November 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
