Corallina gracilis J.V.Lamouroux 1816
Publication Details
Corallina gracilis J.V.Lamouroux 1816: 288, pl. X: fig. 1
Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1816). Histoire des polypiers coralligènes flexibles, vulgairement nommés zoophytes. pp. [i]-lxxxiv, chart, [1]-560, [560, err], pls I-XIX, uncol. by author. Caen: De l'imprimerie de F. Poisson.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Corallina is Corallina officinalis Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Jania rosea (Lamarck) Decaisne.
Type Information
Type locality: "Australasie"; (Silva & al. 1996: 234) Notes: Dawson (1953: 129) Holotype not designated, but represented by a specimen without date or locality in the Lamouroux Herbarium, Institut Botanique, Université de Caen, France. Isotype fragments are on sheet 55423 in HAHF.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 April 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 April 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
