Gracilaria blodgettii Harvey 1853

Publication Details
Gracilaria blodgettii Harvey 1853: 111

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.

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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: Key West, Florida, U.S.A; (Silva & al. 1996: 156) Type: TCD; (Yoshida 1998: 814)

Eponomy
Named for the American collector, Dr Blodgett

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 March 2021

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Taxonomic note
Xia (1985: 71) agrees with Yamamoto (Guam workshop) that what they identified as G. blodgettii should be compared with type or topotype material in order to be certain of the identification. Yamamoto (1985: 77) notes that "G. blodgettii" and G. cylindrica appear to be closely related. Chiang (1985: 81) agrees with Xia and Yamamoto that the Chinese, Japanese and Taiwanese specimens they each identified as G. blodgettii are the same entity, but that the question as to their identity with Caribbean and type specimens is still to be resolved. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 April 2025

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