Gigartina prolifera Hariot 1891
Current name: Polyopes prolifer (Hariot) Kawaguchi & WangYukihiko Serisawa (serisawa@scc.u-tokai.ac.jp)
Publication Details
Gigartina prolifera Hariot 1891: 220
Published in: Hariot, P. (1891). Liste des algues marines rapportés de Yokoska (Japon) par M. le Dr Savatier. Mémoires de la Société nationale des sciences naturelles de Cherbourg 27: 211-230.
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 Polyopes prolifer (Hariot) Kawaguchi & Wang.
Type Information
Type locality: Japan: Kanagawa Pref.: Yokosuka; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 March 2015
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 March 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024