Gigartina ruprechtiana (E.S.Sinova) D.H.Kim 1976

Publication Details
Gigartina ruprechtiana (E.S.Sinova) D.H.Kim 1976: 43

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 Commanderella ruprechtiana (E.S.Sinova) Selivanova, Zhigadlova & G.W.Saunders.

Source of Synonymy
Selivanova, O.N., Zhigadlova, G.G. & Saunders, G.W. (2020). Commanderella gen. nov. and new insights into foliose Kallymeniaceae (Rhodophyta) from the Russian Pacific coast based on molecular studies. Phycologia 59(3): 200-207.

Basionym
Iridaea ruprechtiana E.S.Sinova

Type Information
Type locality: "Ostrov Pavla (Postels, 1849); o. Beringa (Gur.; TIRKH); Vkhodnoy rif (Gur.)."; (Sinova 1940: 207) Type: LE; (INA 1996) Notes: Russia: Komandorskye Islands: Saint Paul Island; Vkhodnoj reef (INA).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 December 2005 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 July 2020

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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 July 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025