Grateloupia carnosa Yamada & Segawa 1938
Publication Details
Grateloupia carnosa Yamada & Segawa 1938: 126, pls 26, 27
Published in: Yamada, Y. (1938). Notes on some Japanese algae, VIII. Scientific Papers of the Institute of Algological Research, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Imperial University 2: 119-130, 4 figs, pls 19-31.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Grateloupia is Grateloupia filicina (J.V.Lamouroux) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Hayama (Herb. Biolog. Labor., Imp. Palace, Tokyo) and Eosima, Sagawi Prov.; Susaki near Simoda, Prov. Izu (S. Segawa); (Yamada 1938: 126)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fleshy, succulent, soft but firm (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 January 2017
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Distributional note
South Africa: finely branched species, closest in rbcL sequence to G. carnosa from Japan but not identical (Bolton et al., 2016). - (12 January 2017) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 March 2025
