Gracilaria dura (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1842

Current name: Gracilaria dura (C.Agardh) J.Agardh
cross-section, Ría de Arousa, Galicia, Spain, 2015Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)

Publication Details
Gracilaria dura (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1842: 151

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1842). Algae maris Mediterranei et Adriatici, observationes in diagnosin specierum et dispositionem generum. pp. [i]-x, 1-164. Parisiis [Paris]: Apud Fortin, Masson et Cie.

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Publication date: 9 April 1842

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.

Basionym
Sphaerococcus durus C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: Cadíz, Spain; (Silva & al. 1996: 165) Holotype: Herb. Agardh, LD; (Gargiulo, De Masi & Tripodi 1992: 67) Notes: Collected by Cabrera (Destombe et al. 2010).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 July 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 05 November 2018

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Taxonomic note
John et al. (2004) cite Gracilaria rubra (C. Agardh) J. Agardh as a synonym of this species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
Some plants bore Gracilariophila sibogae as a parasite (Lipkin & Silva 2002). - (02 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 April 2025