Gigartina chapmanii Hooker f. & Harvey 1855
Publication Details
Gigartina chapmanii Hooker f. & Harvey 1855: 251, pl. CXIX [119].B
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Algae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross.... II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part II. Flowerless plants. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 211-266. London: Reeve.
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 Chondracanthus chapmanii (Hooker f. & Harvey) Fredericq.
Type Information
Type locality: Maketu, New Zealand; (Silva & al. 1996: 290) Type: Chapman; BM; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: B [BM]; N. New Zealand (Hommersand et al. 1993: 118).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2021
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024