Gracilaria coronopifolia J.Agardh 1852

Publication Details
Gracilaria coronopifolia J.Agardh 1852: 592

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1852). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumis secundi: Algas florideas complectens. Part 2, fasc. 2. pp. 577-700 [701-720, Addenda and Index]. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.

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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: O'ahu; (Silva & al. 1996: 160) Notes: Oahu, Hawaiian Islands.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), with leaves like Coronopus, a weedy flowering plant.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 November 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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