Gigartina speciosa Sonder 1845
Current name:
Betaphycus speciosus (Sonder) Doty ex P.C.Silva
Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia.John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Gigartina speciosa 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.
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 Betaphycus speciosus (Sonder) Doty ex P.C.Silva.
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 326) Lectotype: Lund Herbarium; Preiss No. 2565 (Doty 1988: 195) Notes: See Doty (1988: 195, 197) for discussion on holotype.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), showy, splendid (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 January 2006
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2006. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024