Gigartina membranacea (J.Agardh) D.H.Kim 1976
Current name:
Mazzaella membranacea (J.Agardh) Fredericq
Playa El Morro in Tomé, Central Chile; rocky substrateEduardo A. Palma Paredes (please contact michael.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Gigartina membranacea (J.Agardh) D.H.Kim 1976: 42
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 membranacea (J.Agardh) Fredericq.
Basionym
Iridaea membranacea J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Chile: Valparaiso
; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: LD; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 110)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), membranous (Stearn 1973).
Created: 26 December 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 December 2005
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Citing AlgaeBase
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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 18 April 2024
