Gracilaria armata (C.Agardh) Greville 1830
Publication Details
Gracilaria armata (C.Agardh) Greville 1830: liv
Published in: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.
Request PDFPublication date: Feb.-March 1830
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 armatus C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Ad Tergestrum [Trieste, Adriatic Sea]; (Agardh 1827: 645) Lectotype: herb. alg. Agardh, LD; 29091 (Gargiulo, De Masi & Tripodi 1992: 54) Notes: Lectotypified by S. Fredericq, August 1985.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), equipped, armed (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 April 2025
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Taxonomic note
According to Furnari et al. (2003), because of the taxonomic complexity of both genera Gracilaria and Gracilariopsis, the attribution of records to different species as well as synonymies are tentatively proposed. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 May 2025
