Gracilaria bursa-pastoris (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva 1952
Current name:
Gracilaria bursa-pastoris (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva
Ría de Arousa, Galicia, Spain, 2015Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Gracilaria bursa-pastoris (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva 1952: 265
Published in: Silva, P.C. (1952). A review of nomenclatural conservation in the algae from the point of view of the type method. University of California Publications in Botany 25: 241-323.
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
Fucus bursa-pastoris S.G.Gmelin
Type Information
Type locality: Mediterranean Sea; (Silva & al. 1996: 157) Lectotype: original illustration (S.G.Gmelin, 1768, pl. VIII, fig. 3), in the absence of specimens (epitype) (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 206)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shepherd’s purse.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 May 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 November 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 December 2024