Gracilaria denticulata (Kützing) Weber Bosse, nom. illeg. 1928
Publication Details
Gracilaria denticulata (Kützing) Weber Bosse, nom. illeg. 1928: 432, fig. 175
Published in: Weber-van Bosse, A. (1928). Liste des algues du Siboga, IV. Rhodophyceae. Troisème partie. Gigartinales et Rhodymeniales et tableau de la distribution des Chlorophycées, Phaeophycées et Rhodophycées de l'Archipel Malaisien. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie 59d. pp. 393-533, figs 143-213, pls XI-XVI. Leiden: E.J. Brill.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gracilaria is Gracilaria compressa (C.Agardh) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilaria vieillardii P.C.Silva.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus denticulatus Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Wagap, New Caledonia; (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 545) Lectotype (fig. 51e in Kützing 1869): Vieillard #2089bis; L; 938,92-252 (barcode L 0055699) (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 545) Notes: Holotype: L00560093 (Lin et al. 2012: 425). Lectotype (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005). INA cites Millar & Prud'homme van Reine but does not indicate whether holotype or lectotype.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 May 2010
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Taxonomic note
A later homonym of Gracilaria denticulata Schmitz ex Mazza 1907. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 May 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
