Gigartina skottsbergii Setchell & Gardner, 1936
Skottsberg's Gigartina
luga-roja
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Family:  Gigartinaceae ()
Max. size:  100 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; marine
Distribution:  Southern Oceans: Tierra del Fuego and Falkland and Kerguelen islands. Subtropical to polar.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in small patches in the sub-littoral zone (Ref. 26875).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from Tierra del Fuego (Ref. 26875). C: Ref. 90098; M: Ref. 26875; R: Ref. 26875.

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