Gongolaria prolifera (J.Agardh) Kuntze 1891
Publication Details
Gongolaria prolifera (J.Agardh) Kuntze 1891: 895
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 2 pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.
Request PDFPublication date: 5 November 1891
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gongolaria is Gongolaria abies-marina (S.G.Gmelin) Kuntze.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hormophysa cuneiformis (J.F.Gmelin) P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Basionym
Cystoseira prolifera J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 652)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 June 2010
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 March 2025
