Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend 1993

Publication Details
Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend 1993: 100, fig. 1, table 2

Published in: Huisman, J.M. & Townsend, R.A. (1993). An examination of Linnaean and pre-Linnaean taxa referable to Galaxaura and Tricleocarpa (Galaxauraceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 113: 95-101, 2 figs, 2 tables.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tricleocarpa is Tricleocarpa cylindrica (J.Ellis & Solander) Huisman & Borowitzka.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Eschara fragilis Linnaeus

Type Information
Type locality: Oceano Americano (Jamaica); (Huisman & Townsend 1993: 100) Lectotype: LINN; sheet 1297.1, upper specimen (Huisman & Townsend 1993: 100)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fragile (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 July 2020

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Taxonomic note
According to Silva et al. (1996), the name Galaxaura dichotoma has been misapplied to this species by Jadin (1935: 162) - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
Abundant on rocky reefs, rocks and shells of molluscs in the lower intertidal and upper subtidal (Wiriyadamrikul et al. 2013). - (06 August 2013) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 July 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025

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