Gigartina elata (Holmes) D.H.Kim 1976
Current name:
Chondrus elatus Holmes
Sotogawa-cho, Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Chiba UniversityHideki Haga (902180827@office.chiba-u.jp)
Publication Details
Gigartina elata (Holmes) D.H.Kim 1976: 39
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 Chondrus elatus Holmes.
Basionym
Chondrus elatus Holmes
Type Information
Type locality: Enoshima, Japan; (Holmes 1896: 252) Type: Ohkuba, No. 30; (Holmes 1896: 252) Notes: E.M. Holmes's seaweed material is deposited in the Natural History Museum (BM) and the type is probably located there.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), tall.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 November 2000 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 28 March 2024