Gigartina canaliculata Harvey 1840

Chondracanthus canaliculatus (Harvey) Guiry

Current name: Chondracanthus canaliculatus (Harvey) Guiry
Cabrillo National Monument, California. Common in middle zone; under Silvetia and in pools and crevices. - 07 September 2018. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Publication Details
Gigartina canaliculata Harvey 1840: 409

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1840). Algae. In: The botany of Captain Beechey's voyage; comprising an account of the plants collected by Messrs Lay and Collie, and other officers of the expedition, during the voyage to the Pacific and Bering's Strait, performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F.W. Beechey, R.N., F.R. & A.S., in the years 1825, 26, 27, and 28. (Hooker, W.J. & Arnott, G.A.W. Eds), pp. 406-409. London: Henry G. Bohn.

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Publication date: Feb.-March 1840

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 canaliculatus (Harvey) Guiry.

Type Information
Type locality: San Francisco, California; (Harvey 1840: 409) Type: David Douglas; 1831; TCD; sine numero (Dawson 1961: 267) Notes: The type consists of two clumps and a fragment of a cystocarpic specimen (Hughey & Hommersand 2008: fig. 63). Isotype: L (Hommersand et al. (1993: 115).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), canaliculate, with a longitudinal channel or groove (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 March 2011

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 March 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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