Gigartinaceae
Gigartina spinosa Grev.
, nom. inval., nom. nud., scientific
[Greville, R.K. (1830), Algae Britannicae]:
lix
[primary reference]
[Silva, P.C., Basson, P.I. & Moe, R.L. (1996), Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79]:
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[secondary reference]
[Huisman, J.M. & Borowitzka, M.A. in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I. & Jones, D.S. (2003), Marine benthic flora of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia]:
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[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Eucheuma denticulatum (Burm.f.) Collins & Herv.
legitimate
[ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011]:
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[secondary reference]
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The name Fucus spinosus is illegitimate and since G. spinosa is based on the same type it is illegitimate.