Gracilaria spicifera Suhr 1834
Current name:
Hypnea spicifera (Suhr) Harvey
Platboom, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; lower intertidal rock - 21 September 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Gracilaria spicifera Suhr 1834: 731, pl. II: fig. 14 (as 'Gracelaria')
Published in: Suhr, J.N. von (1834). Übersicht der Algen, welche von Hrn. Ecklon an der südafrikanischen Küste gefunden worden sind. Flora 17(46, 47): 721-735, 737-743, pls I, II (figs. 1-21).
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gracilaria is Gracilaria compressa (C.Agardh) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hypnea spicifera (Suhr) Harvey.
Type Information
Type locality: "Algoa-Bai" [Algoa Bay, Cape Province, South Africa]; (Suhr 1834: 731)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 August 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 December 2024
