Plocaria Nees, 1820, nom. rejic.
Holotype species: Plocaria candida Nees
Currently accepted name for the type species: Gracilaria edulis (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva
Original publication and holotype designation: Nees, C.G. (1820). Horae physicae Berolinenses collectae ex symbolis virorum doctorum H. Linkii...; edicuravit Christianus Godof. Nees ab Esenbeck.. pp. [i-xii], 1-123, [4], 27 pls. Bonnae [Bonn]: Sumtibus Adolphi Marcus.
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Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilaria.
Nomenclatural note
Nom. rej. vs. Gracilaria Greville 1830 (nom. cons.) - (18 January 2011) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 May 2025
