Gracilaria venezuelensis W.R.Taylor 1942
Publication Details
Gracilaria venezuelensis W.R.Taylor 1942: 110, pl. 3: fig. 10, pl. 15, figs 1-2
Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1942). Caribbean marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expedition, 1939. Allan Hancock Atlantic Expedition Report 2: 1-193, 20 plates.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gracilaria is Gracilaria compressa (C.Agardh) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: off SW end of Cubagua I., S of Isla Margarita, Venezuela; (Gurgel et al. 2004: 164) Holotype: dredged off course black-sand bottom, 3.5-9.0 m depth; MICH; W.R. Taylor-39-482 (Gurgel et al. 2004: 164) Notes: Isotype: US Alg. Coll-56501 (W.R. Taylor-39-482). Paratype: MICH (W.R. Taylor-39-479a);dredged off sand bottom, 3.5-9.0m depth, off SW end of Cubagua I., S of Isla Margarita, Venezuela.
Origin of Species Name
(Latin), living in or from Venezuela
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 November 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
