Gracilaria eucheumatoides Harvey 1860
Current name:
Gracilaria eucheumatoides Harvey
Hsiao-Liuchiu island, Pingtong County, Taiwan. 1992. 5. 22. Photo by Huang Su-fang, National Taiwan Museum, from http://www.ntm.gov.tw/seaweeds.Sue Huang (sfhuang@ntm.gov.tw)
Publication Details
Gracilaria eucheumatoides Harvey 1860: 331 (as 'eucheumioides')
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1860). Characters of new algae, chiefly from Japan and adjacent regions, collected by Charles Wright in the North Pacific Exploring Expedition under Captain James Rodgers. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 4: 327-335.
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: Ryukyu Islands; (Masuda & al. 1995: 196) Lectotype: C. Wright; TCD; (Masuda & al. 1995: 196, figs 14, 15) Notes: Syntype localities: "Ousima, and the proper Loo Choo Islands" (Harvey 1860: 331).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 December 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 December 2024