Gigartina mammillosa f. cristata (Setchell) Setchell 1903
Publication Details
Gigartina mammillosa f. cristata (Setchell) Setchell 1903: 301
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1903). Algae of northwestern America. University of California Publications in Botany 1: 165-418, Plates 17-27.
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 Mastocarpus cristatus (Setchell) S.C.Lindstrom, Hughey & Martone.
Basionym
Gigartina papillata f. cristata Setchell
Type Information
Type locality: Pyramid Point, Monterey County, California; (Lindstrom et al. 2011: 672) Holotype: W.A. Setchell, 1665; 18 May 1897; UC; 93707 (Lindstrom et al. 2011: 672) Notes: Isotypes distributed as PB-A No. 426.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 September 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 September 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024