Plocaria flabelliformis P.Crouan & H.Crouan 1865

Publication Details
Plocaria flabelliformis P.Crouan & H.Crouan 1865: 21 (as 'flabelliforme')

Published in: Schramm, A. & Mazé, H. (1865). Essai de classification des algues de la Guadeloupe. pp. [i]-ii, 1-52. Basse Terre, Guadeloupe: Imprimerie du Gouvernement.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Plocaria is Plocaria candida Nees.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilaria flabelliformis (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Fredericq & Gurgel.

Source of Synonymy
Gurgel, C.F.D. & Fredericq, S. (2004). Systematics of the Gracilariaceae (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta): a critical assessment based on rbcL sequence analysis. Journal of Phycology 40: 138-159.

Type Information
Syntype localities: Guadeloupe: Moule (Vieux-Bourg); Vieux-Fort (anse Raby); (INA 1996) Lectotype: H. Mazé; April; Collected on submerged rocks; BM; (Gurgel & Fredericq 2004: 155) Notes: Lectotype: BM, largest specimen on sheet, Algae Guadeloupensis, ... in the Gracilaria foliifera folder, 57th 1st series, Monle [Moule?] Vieux Bourg (Gurgel & Fredericq 2004: 155).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flabellate, fan-shaped (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 September 2010

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 September 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024

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