Gigartina volans (C.Agardh) J.Agardh

  • Filed As

    Gigartinaceae
    Gigartina volans (C.Agardh) J.Agardh

  • Collector(s)

    W. A. Setchell, R. E. Gibbs s.n., 11 Dec 1898

  • Location

    United States of America. California. Marin Co. Dillon's Beach.

  • Specimen Notes

    With cystocarps.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02196989

    Occurrence ID: 5def78d6-6319-4207-a3d6-4af88e387cd5

  • Exsiccatae

    Phycotheca Boreali-Americana, a collection of dried specimens of the Algae of North America

    Exsiccatae Number: XXI b

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    California

  • County/Municipio

    Marin Co.

  • Locality

    Dillon's Beach

  • Coordinates

    38.2483, -122.957

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    3001.57

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coordinates of geogr. center of Dillon Beach. Measured from coord. to farthest extent of the place to find linear extent (2990 m). Used MaNIS Georef. Calculator to find uncertainty (Bounded Area).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Phycotheca Boreali-Americana. Collins, Holden, and Setchell.
XXI. Glgartlna volans <Ag.) j. ak.
J. G. Agardh in C. Agardh, leones Alg. lned., ed. nova, part 2, PI. XVIII,
1846; Sp. Alg., Vol. II, p. 275,1851; Vol. Ill, p. 200,1876.
Farlow, Proc. Amer. Acad., Vol. X, p. 370, 1875; Report of TJ. S. Fish
Commission for 1875, p. 700,1876
C. L. Anderson, Zoe, Vol. II, p. 223,1881.
Howe, Erythea, Vol. I, p 68, 1893.
McClatchie, Proc. Southern Calif. Acad., Vol. I, p. 357,1897.
De Toni, Syll. Alg., Vol. IV. p. 221,1897.
Sphaerococcus volans Agardh, leones Alg. Ined., part 2, PI. XVIII, 1821.
Mastocarpus volans Kuetzing, Bot. Zeit., Vol. V, p. 24, 1847; Sp. Alg., p.
734, 1849; Tab. Phyc., Vol. XVII, p. 14, PI. XLVIII c, 1867.
a.	Land?s End, San Francisco, California, 1898 & 1899.
With cystocarps.
W. A. SETCHELL.
b.	Dillon?s Beach, Marin County, California, Dec. 11, 1898.
With cystocarps.
W. A. SETCHELL & R. E. GIBBS.
c.	Rather local, in small patches on rocks, where the waves dash in,
Land's End. San Francisco, California, Feb. 1898 & 1899.
With tetraspores.
W. A. SETCHELL.
G. volans differs from the other Californian species of Gigartina with
flattened fronds in having the tetraspores immersed in the substance of the
frond. It is a very distinct species, and may be recognized at once by its
opuntioid habit.
W. A. S.
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