Gigartina chamissoi (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1842

Current name: Chondracanthus chamissoi (C.Agardh) Kützing
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Publication Details
Gigartina chamissoi (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1842: 104

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1842). Algae maris Mediterranei et Adriatici, observationes in diagnosin specierum et dispositionem generum. pp. [i]-x, 1-164. Parisiis [Paris]: Apud Fortin, Masson et Cie.

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Publication date: 9 April 1842

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 chamissoi (C.Agardh) Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.

Basionym
Sphaerococcus chamissoi C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: Chile; (Silva & al. 1996: 290) Type: LD; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 115) Notes: Isotype: E.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 April 2025

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025