Corallopsis excavata Setchell & Gardner 1924
Publication Details
Corallopsis excavata Setchell & Gardner 1924: 756, pl. 23: figs. 24, 25; pls 44 b, 48.
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1924). XXIX Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences to the Gulf of California in 1921. The marine algae. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science, Fourth Series 12(29): 695-949, pls 12-88, map.
Request PDFPublication date: "May 13, 1924"
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Corallopsis is Corallopsis salicornia (C.Agardh) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilaria excavata (Setchell & Gardner) G.M.Lyra, C.Iha, M.C. Oliveira, J.M.C.Nunes.
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.
Type Information
Type locality: Tortuga Island, and Isla Partida, Gulf of California.; (Setchell & Gardner 1924: 757) Type (tetrasporic and cystocarpic): Ivan M. Johnston (No. 59 adn No. 21)); June and July; Growing on rocks in the upper sublittoral belt; Herb. Calif. Uni. Sci; 1356 (Setchell & Gardner 1924: 757)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 November 2001 by Olivia Fitzgerald.
Last updated: 17 September 2021
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Taxonomic note
Corallopsis is not currently considered a taxonomically acceptable genus of Gracilariaceae, but a suitable combination in another genus has not been made. - (09 December 2007) - 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 08 June 2025
