Gracilaria lichenoides f. lemania (Kützing) V.May 1948
Publication Details
Gracilaria lichenoides f. lemania (Kützing) V.May 1948: 32
Published in: May, V. (1948). The algal genus Gracilaria in Australia. Bulletin of the Commonwealth of Australia Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 235: 1-64, 9 figs, 15 plates, 2 diagrams.
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 Gracilaria edulis (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Lyra, D. de M., Iha, C., Grassa, C.J., Cai, L., Zhang, H.G., Lane, C., Blouin, N., Oliveira, M.C., Nunes, J. M de C. & Davis, C.C. (2021). Phylogenomics, divergence time estimation and trait evolution provide a
new look into the Gracilariales (Rhodophyta). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 165(107294): [1-14], 4 figures.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus lemania Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Wagap, New Caledonia; (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 545) Holotype: Vieillard; L; 941,61-61 (barcode L 0194043) (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 545) Notes: Holotype: Vieillard # 2028bis.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), like a lichen.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 May 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 17 September 2021
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Taxonomic note
According to Silva et al. (1996: 167), this taxon apparently lies within the circumscription of Gracilaria edulis but has not yet been transferred or reduced to synomy. Millar & Xia (1997) cites this as a synonym of G. edulis. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
