Audouinella gracilis (Børgesen) Jaasund, nom. inval. 1977
Publication Details
Audouinella gracilis (Børgesen) Jaasund, nom. inval. 1977: 415 (as 'gracile')
Published in: Jaasund, E. (1977). Marine algae in Tanzania VII. Botanica Marina 20: 415-425.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Audouinella is Audouinella miniata Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Colaconema gracile (Børgesen) Ateweberhan & Prud'homme.
Source of Synonymy
Ateweberhan, M. & Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. (2005). A taxonomic survey of seaweeds from Eritrea. Blumea 50: 65-111.
Basionym
Acrochaetium gracile Børgesen
Type Information
Type locality: St. Thomas Harbor, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 8) Type: on Sargassum vulgare; C (presumably); (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 8)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 March 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: basionym not cited, fide INA. - (24 March 2017) - M.D. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Gil-Rodriguez & Afonso-Carillo (1980) reported this species as Audouinella gracilis (Børgesen) Garbary.
Garbary (1987: 78) lists this species as a currently accepted name with Acrochaetium gracile as a synonym. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 May 2025
