Grateloupia filicina var. luxurians A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp 1906
Publication Details
Grateloupia filicina var. luxurians A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp 1906: 259
Published in: Gepp, A. & Gepp, E.S. (1906). Some marine algae from New South Wales. Journal of Botany, London 44: 249-261, Plate 481.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Grateloupia is Grateloupia filicina (J.V.Lamouroux) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Grateloupia subpectinata Holmes.
Type Information
Type locality: Farm Cove, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; (Gepp & Gepp 1906: 259) Holotype: Lucas nr. 6; July 1901; BM; 530322 (De Clerck et al. 2005: 405)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fern-like (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Confined largely to the vicinity of harbours and sheltered coasts, where it can occur in abundance in shallow water or just above low tide level (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 201). Epilithic, in lower littoral lagoons, harbours, estuaries in sheltered running water, sublittoral to 6 m; tolerant of periodic salinity variation from 12 to 37‰ (Irvine & Farnham 1983: 27).
Created: 30 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 November 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 November 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 November 2024
