Gigartina cornucopiae (Postels & Ruprecht) D.H.Kim 1976
Publication Details
Gigartina cornucopiae (Postels & Ruprecht) D.H.Kim 1976: 40
Published in: Kim, D.H. (1976 '1975'). A study of the development of cystocarps and tetrasporangial sori in Gigartinaceae (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales). Nova Hedwigia 27: [i]-vi, 1-146, 237 figs, 6 tables, 1 map.
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 Mazzaella laminarioides (Bory) Fredericq.
Basionym
Iridaea cornucopiae Postels & Ruprecht
Type Information
Type locality: In oceano pacifico septentrionale ; (Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 18) Type: LE; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 110) Notes: In oceano pacifico septentrionali. Hughey, Silva & Hommersand (2001: 1103) showed that the type of I. cornucopiae, alleged to have come from the NW coast of North America, but based on its ITS 1 sequence, was the same as Mazzaella laminarioidesfrom Chile.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the Horn of Plenty.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 June 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 December 2005
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 December 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
