Gracilaria brevis W.R.Taylor 1945
Current name:
Gracilaria brevis W.R.Taylor
Panama. Transverse section of branch showing large medullary cells and small cortical cells.Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Gracilaria brevis W.R.Taylor 1945: 235, pl. 37: fig. 2
Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1945). Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 12: i-iv, 1-528, 3 figs, 100 pls.
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: Pta. Santa Elena, Guayas, Ecuador; (Taylor 1945: 235) Type: W.L. Schmitt no. 524; 17 September 1926; occasional in tide pools; Hancock Foundation; (Taylor 1945: 235) Notes: Type: cystocarpic.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), short, of small extent (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 May 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 January 2025