Gigartina disticha Sonder 1845

Publication Details
Gigartina disticha Sonder 1845: 55

Published in: Sonder, G. (1845). Nova algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Priess, Ph. Dr. Botanische Zeitung 3(4): 49-57.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gigartina is Gigartina pistillata (S.G.Gmelin) Stackhouse.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Busselton, Western Austalia; (Edyvane & Womersley 1994: 310) Type: HBG; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 118) Notes: Isotypes: L, LD. According to Edyvane & Womersley (1994: 310), the holotype, collected by Preiss, is in Herb. Sonder, MEL, 652078.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), arranged in two opposite rows (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Usually in the deeper sublittoral on rough-water coasts (Edyvane & Womersley 1994: 310).

Created: 16 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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