Gracilaria debilis (Forsskål) Børgesen 1932

Publication Details
Gracilaria debilis (Forsskål) Børgesen 1932: 7

Published in: Børgesen, F. (1932). A revision of Forsskål's algae mentioned in Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica and found in his herbarium in the Botanical Museum of the University of Copenhagen. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 8(2): 1-14, 4 figs, 1 plate.

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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
Fucus debilis Forsskål

Type Information
Type locality: Mokha (Al Mukha), Yemen; (Silva & al. 1996: 163) Holotype: P. Forsskål, No. 888; C (Forsskål herbarium); (Bird, Oliveira Filho & McLachlan 1986: fig. 2)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), weak.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 February 2011

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 February 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024

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