Gracilaria prolifera Reinsch 1888
Publication Details
Gracilaria prolifera Reinsch 1888: 147, fig. 17
Published in: Reinsch, P.F. (1888). Species et genera nova algarum ex insula Georgia australi. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 6: 144-156.
Request PDFType 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 Hymenocladiopsis prolifera (Reinsch) M.J.Wynne.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2004). Evidence for the proposal of Hymenocladiopsis prolifera (Reinsch) comb. nov. (Rhodymeniales, Rhodophyta). Cryptogamie Algologie 25: 261-274, 20 figs, 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: South Georgia; (Reinsch 1888: 147) Holotype: Botanische Staatssammlung, Munich, Germany; (Wynne 2004: 263)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 November 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
