Crassa usneoides (C.Agardh) Gurgel, J.N.Norris & Fredericq 2018
Current name:
Gracilaria usneoides (C.Agardh) J.Agardh
Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA. Littler, D.S., M.M. Littler and M.D. Hanisak (2008) Submersed Plants of the Indian River Lagoon: A Floristic Inventory and Field Guide. OffShore Graphics, Inc., Washington, DC, 298 pp. 584 distributed by Harbor BDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Crassa usneoides (C.Agardh) Gurgel, J.N.Norris & Fredericq 2018: 11
Published in: Gurgel, C.F.D., Norris, J.N., Schmidt, W.E., Le, H.N. & Fredericq, S. (2018). Systematics of the Gracilariales (Rhodophyta) including new subfamilies, tribes, subgenera, and two new genera, Agarophyton gen. nov. and Crassa gen. nov. Phytotaxa 374(1): 1-23.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Crassa is Crassa cornea (J.Agardh) Gurgel, J.N.Norris & S.Fredericq.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Crassiphycus usneoides (Mertens ex C.Agardh) Gurgel, J.N.Norris & Fredericq.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus usneoides C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Brazil ; (Gurgel et al. 2020: 221) Type: Type; F.K. Mertens; LD; 29447 (Gurgel et al. 2020: 221)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the lichen genus Usnea.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 November 2018 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 January 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024