Gracilaria obtusangula Hooker f. & Harvey 1845
Publication Details
Gracilaria obtusangula Hooker f. & Harvey 1845: 260
Published in: Hooker, J.D. & Harvey, W.H. (1845). Algae antarcticae, being characters and descriptions of the hitherto unpublished species of algae, discovered in Lord Auckland's Group, Campbell's Island, Kerguelen's Land, Falkland Islands, Cape Horn and other southern circumpolar regions, during the voyage of H.M. discovery ships "Erebus" and "Terror". London Journal of Botany 4: 249-276, 293-298.
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 Meridionella obtusangula (Hooker f. & Harvey) Tonicelli, M.E.Croce & Hommersand.
Source of Synonymy
Tonicelli, G.A., Croce, M.E., Díaz-Tapia, P., Fredericq, S., Freshwater, D.W., Gauna, M.C., Parodi, E.R., Verbruggen, H. & Hommersand, M.H. (2021). Meridionella gen. nov., a new genus of Cystocloniaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from the southern hemisphere including M. obtusangula comb. nov. and M. antarctica sp. nov. Journal of Phycology 57(3): 797-816.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Northwest Bay, Hermite Island, Cape Horn; (Tonicelli & al., 2021: 803) Lectotype: J.D. Hooker; BM; 000619703 (Tonicelli & al., 2021: 803, fig. 4F) Notes: Syntype: BM000619704 Falkland Islands (fig.4E).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2021
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
