Mastocarpus pacificus (Kjellman) Perestenko 1980

Publication Details
Mastocarpus pacificus (Kjellman) Perestenko 1980: 72, figs 93, 204

Published in: Perestenko, L.P. (1980). Vodorosli Zaliva Petra Velikogo [The seaweeds of Peter the Great Bay]. pp. 231, 404 figures. Leningrad: NAUKA Leningradskoe Otdelenie.

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Publication date: 1980

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.

Basionym
Gigartina pacifica Kjellman

Type Information
Type locality: "Beringön, temligen ymnig; sällskaplig inom öfre delen af sublitoralregionen, fäst på sten; temligen rikligt sporocarpiebärande [pretty abundant, gregarious in the upper part of the sublitoral zone, attached on stone; tolerably abundant cystocarps; Bering Island, Commander Islands, Russia]"; (Lindstrom et al. 2011: 670) Lectotype: F.R. Kjellman (Vega Expedition); 14-19 August 1879; S; upper left specimen (Lindstrom et al. 2011: 670) Notes: Lectotype designated by Lindstrom et al. (2011: 670). Additional type material housed in UPS.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to the Pacific Ocean.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 December 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 December 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024

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