Gracilaria verrucosa (Hudson) Papenfuss, nom. rejic. 1950

Publication Details
Gracilaria verrucosa (Hudson) Papenfuss, nom. rejic. 1950: 195

Published in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1950). Review of the genera of algae described by Stackhouse. Hydrobiologia 2(3): 181-208.

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Publication date: 15 Feb 1950

Type 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 Gracilariopsis longissima (S.G.Gmelin) Steentoft, L.M.Irvine & Farnham.

Source of Synonymy
Irvine, L. & Steentoft, M. (1995). Proposal to reject the name Fucus verrucosa Huds. (Rhodophyta). Taxon 44: 223-224.

Basionym
Fucus verrucosus Hudson

Type Information
Type locality: Habitat in littoribus marinis passim ["Dwells on the shores of the sea in all directions" England]; (Hudson 1762: 470) Notes: Lectotype: Hudson’s description, in the absence of material was initially proposed by Dixon & Irvine (1977: 210) and then supplanted by a specimens in Dillenius's herbarium No. 50 (OXF).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), warty (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 September 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 September 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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