Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Type
Scientific Name
Gymnogongrus crustiformis E.Y.Dawson
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
Mexico, Oaxaca, Salina Cruz
Field Collection Date
09 Jan 1947
Field Collection Notes
ISOTYPE of Gymnogongrus crustiformis E.Y.Dawson, Pacific Naturalist 2: 248, 1961. Cited in Pacific Naturalist 2: 249 (1961).
Rocky headland just north of lighthouse. Good flora of small species. Polysiphonia, Pterosiphonia, Ralfsia, Ectocarpus abundant in small pools. Rock granitic, solid, heavily surf-beaten. Temp. 24.9º C.
[Ex AHFH], Marine Algae of Pacific Mexico, Hancock-Guggenheim Expedition to Mexico 1946-47.
Ex Herbarium V W Lindauer
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
16.16667, -95.16667 (Inf.)
-95.16667, -95.16667 (Inf.)
Last Update
11 May 2023
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