Gymnogongrus ligulatus var. angustus Harvey 1860
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae
Order Gigartinales
Family Phyllophoraceae
Genus Gymnogongrus
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Publication details
Gymnogongrus ligulatus var. angustus Harvey 1860: 332
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1860). Characters of new algae, chiefly from Japan and adjacent regions, collected by Charles Wright in the North Pacific Exploring Expedition under Captain James Rodgers. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 4: 327-335. Download PDF
Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gymnogongrus is Gymnogongrus griffithsiae (Turner) C.Martius.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Prionitis angusta (Okamura) Okamura
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), ligulate (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Type information
Type locality: "Simoda, Japan ; on rocks at low tide." (Harvey 1860: 332). Type: C. Wright; 'on rocks at low tide'. TCD (Masuda & al. 1995: 196, fig. 17).
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Gymnogongrus ligulatus var. angustus Harvey)
South-east Asia: Philippines (Silva, MeƱez & Moe 1987).
Asia: Taiwan (Shao 2003-2014).
Key references
Masuda, M., Kudo, T., Kawaguchi, S. & Guiry, M.D. (1995). Lectotypification of some marine red algae described by W. H. Harvey from Japan. Phycological Research 43: 191-202, 34 figs.
Created: 13 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 29 January 2014 by M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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