Gigartina papillata f. cristata Setch.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  California

• County/Municipio

  Monterey Co.

• City/Township

  Pyramid Point

• Locality

  forming a distinct zone in the upper third of the litoral region, on rocks

• Coordinates

  41.9462, -124.208

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  602

• Georeferencing Method

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• Distribution

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Phycotheca Boreali-Americana. Collins, Holden, and Setchell.
426. Gigartina papillata cas.) j. as. forma cristata.
On rocks, forming a distinct zone in the upper third of the litoral
region; Pyramid Point, Monterey County, California, May 18, 1897.
W. A. SETCHELL.
The name cristata is applied to the form found in a zone just a lit-
tle below high water mark, whose fronds are fairly deeply divided into
a few very broadly cuneate divisions. These in turn are variously cu-
neately lobed, and have cuneate proliferations from the margins.
The appearance of the fresh plant thoroughly justifies the name. This
certainly comes near to Harvey’s G. mamillosa var. latissima (Proc.
Linn. Soc., Vol. VII, p. 172, 1862) ; who says in description—“Parce
dichotoma, laciniis latissime cuneatis, truncatisbut as no authentic
specimens are accessible it seems best to arrange it under a provisional
name.
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