Gigartina ovata J.V.Lamouroux 1813

Current name: Claviclonium ovatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Kraft & Min-Thein
Cape Peron, Western Australia; subtidal with Ecklonia - 05 April 2024. John Huisman (john.huisman@dbca.wa.gov.au)

Publication Details
Gigartina ovata J.V.Lamouroux 1813: 136, pl. 10: fig. 7

Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1813). Essai sur les genres de la famille des Thalassiophytes non articulées. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 20: 21-47, 115-139, 267-293, plates 7-13.

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Publication date: 1813

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 Claviclonium ovatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Kraft & Min-Thein.

Source of Synonymy
Kraft, G.T. & Min-Thein, U. (1983). Claviclonium and Antrocentrum, two new genera of Acrotylaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from southern Australia. Phycologia 22: 171-183, 35 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: 'Nouv. Holl.'; (Kraft & Min-Thein 1983: 172) Holotype: Herb. Lamouroux, CN; (Kraft & Min-Thein 1983: 172) Notes: Herb. Lamouroux, PC (Kraft & Womersley 1994: 376).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ovate (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 22 September 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 September 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025