Gracilaria lacinulata (M.Vahl) M.Howe 1920

Publication Details
Gracilaria lacinulata (M.Vahl) M.Howe 1920: 562, fig. 366

Published in: Howe, M.A. (1920). Algae. In: The Bahama flora. (Britton, N.L. & Millspaugh, C.F. Eds), pp. 553-618. New York: published by the authors.

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Publication date: 26 jun 1920

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gracilaria is Gracilaria compressa (C.Agardh) Greville.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilaria isabellana Gurgel, Fredericq & J.N.Norris.

Source of Synonymy
Gurgel, C.F.D., Fredericq, S. & Norris, J.N. (2004). Gracilaria flabelliformis and G. apiculata (Gracilariaceae, Rhodophyta): restoring old names for common tropical western Atlantic species, including the recognition of three new subspecies, and a replacement name for "G. lacinulata". Cryptogamie Algologie 25: 367-396.

Basionym
Fucus lacinulatus M.Vahl

Type Information
Type locality: St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands; (Gurgel et al. 2004: 387) Lectotype: C; (Gurgel et al. 2004: 387) Notes: Lectotype: Fucus lacinulatus Vahl: C (=Borgesen, 1920: 379, Nr [fig.] 366).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 April 2007

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 April 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024

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