Gigartina armata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh ex De Notaris 1842

Publication Details
Gigartina armata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh ex De Notaris 1842: 285

Published in: De Notaris, I. (1842). Algologiae maris ligustici specimen. Memorie dell'Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, ser. 2 4: 273-315.

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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 Gracilaria armata (C.Agardh) Greville.

Basionym
Sphaerococcus armatus C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: Ad Tergestrum [Trieste, Adriatic Sea]; (Agardh 1827: 645) Lectotype: herb. alg. Agardh, LD; 29091 (Gargiulo, De Masi & Tripodi 1992: 54) Notes: Lectotypified by S. Fredericq, August 1985.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), equipped, armed (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 August 2009 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 February 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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