Gracilaria rubra J.Agardh, nom. inval. 1981
Publication Details
Gracilaria rubra J.Agardh, nom. inval. 1981
Published in: Gil-Rodríguez, M.C. & Afonso-Carrillo, J. (1981 '1980'). Catálogo de las algas marinas bentónicas (Cyanophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta y Rhodophyta) para el archipiélago Canario. pp. 1-65. Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Aula de Cultura. Excmo. Cabildo de Tenerife.
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 dura (C.Agardh) J.Agardh.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), red (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 June 2013
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Nomenclatural note
Price, John & Lawson note: "Gracilaria rubra is a recently-described Chinese species for which the correct authorities are Chang & Xia. This is the only traced citation of the binomial with the present authorities for either the list area or any other geographical region. Even Gil-Rodriguez and Afonso-Carrillo do not refer to it elsewhere. The alphabetical order of entries around it in (227) shows that G. rubra is out of sequence and probably represents an orthographic error for 'dura' the authorities for which are '(C. Agardh) J. Agardh'. - (28 June 2013) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 June 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025
