Gracilaria salicornia (C.Agardh) E.Y.Dawson 1954

Publication Details
Gracilaria salicornia (C.Agardh) E.Y.Dawson 1954: 4, fig. 3

Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1954). Notes on tropical Pacific marine algae. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 53: 1-7, 4 figs.

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.

Basionym
Sphaerococcus salicornia C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: "ad litora Unalaschkae" [probably Manila, Philippine Islands fide Dawson 1954a: 4]; (Silva & al. 1996: 175) Notes: According to South & Skelton (2003), the type locality is "ad litora Unalaschkae', probably Manila, Philippine Islands fide Dawson 1954a: 2. According to Millar & Xia (1997), the type locality is Manila Harbor, Philippines. According to Abbott (1994: 117), the type locality is Manila Bay (although reported as being from Alaska because of a mix-up of labels).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 05 December 2023

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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