Gracilaria lemaneiformis (Bory) Greville 1830
Publication Details
Gracilaria lemaneiformis (Bory) Greville 1830: liv (as 'lemanaeformis')
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 currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis (Bory) E.Y.Dawson, Acleto & Foldvik.
Source of Synonymy
Dawson, E.Y., Acleto, C. & Foldvik, N. (1964). The seaweeds of Peru. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia 13: 1–111, 81 pates.
Basionym
Gigartina lemaneiformis Bory
Type Information
Type locality: Paita, Peru ; (Womersley 1996: 30) Holotype: Dumont d'Urville; 1823; PC; (Gurgel, Liao, Fredericq & Hommersand 2003: 159) Notes: Type sheet [lectotype left specimen (Fredericq & Hommersand 1989: 228)] in Herb. Bory, PC (Womersley 1996: 30).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 April 2025
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Nomenclatural note
Xia & Yamamoto (1985), Abbott (1985); Xia (1985), Abbott (1994: 116; 1995: 190) Norris (1985) and Lewmanomont (1994) cite the authority for this species as (Bory) Weber-van Bosse 1928. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic notes
According to Abbott (1995), Gracilaria sjoestedtii Kylin, Gracilariopsis sjoestedtii (Kylin) Dawson and Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis (Bory) Dawson, Acleto and Foldvik are synonyms of Gracilaria lemaneiformis (Bory) Weber-van Bosse. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Womersley (1996: 30) cites Gracilaria lemanaeformis (Bory) Weber-van Bosse 1928 as a synonym of Gracilariopsis lamaneiformis (Bory) Dawson, Acleto & Foldvik. - (24 February 2009) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat note
Great economic and nutritional value (Huan et al. 2013). - (09 September 2013) - 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 13 June 2025
