Grateloupia filicina f. prolongata (J.Agardh) C.K.Tseng 1936

Publication Details
Grateloupia filicina f. prolongata (J.Agardh) C.K.Tseng 1936: 42

Published in: Tseng, C.K. (1936). Notes on the marine algae from Amoy. Chinese Mar. Biol. Bull. 1: 1-86, 6 plates.

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 Grateloupia prolongata J.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
De Clerck, O., Gavio, B., Fredericq, S., Bárbara, I. & Coppejans, E. (2005). Systematics of Grateloupia filicina (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta), based on rbcl sequence analyses and morphological evidence, including the reinstatement of G. minima and the description of G. capensis sp. nov. Journal of Phycology 41: 391-410.

Basionym
Grateloupia prolongata J.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: Pochutla, Pacific Mexico; (De Clerck et al. 2005: 392)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fern-like (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 August 2006 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 July 2016

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Taxonomic note
De Clerck et al. (2005: 392) note that this is considered a separate species by Yoshida & Kawaguchi (1998). - (04 August 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 July 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025