Grateloupia lancifolia (Harvey) Okamura, nom. illeg. 1899
Current name:
Polyopes lancifolius (Harvey) Kawaguchi & Wang
Lung-tung, Taipei County, Taiwan. 1997. 4. 22. Photo by Huang Su-fang, National Taiwan Museum, from http://www.ntm.gov.tw/seaweeds.Sue Huang (sfhuang@ntm.gov.tw)
Publication Details
Grateloupia lancifolia (Harvey) Okamura, nom. illeg. 1899: 7
Published in: Okamura, K. (1899). Contributions to the knowledge of the marine algae of Japan. III. Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 13: 2-10, 35-43, Plate I.
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 Polyopes lancifolius (Harvey) Kawaguchi & Wang.
Basionym
Gigartina lancifolia Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: "Hakodadi Bay, Japan ; on rocks at low tide." [Hakodate Bay, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan]; (Harvey 1860: 332) Lectotype: C. Wright; TCD; (Masuda & al. 1995: 195, fig. 10)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with lance-shaped leaves.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 November 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024
