Gracilaria henriquesiana Hariot 1908
Publication Details
Gracilaria henriquesiana Hariot 1908: 162, photo
Published in: Hariot, P. (1908). Les algues de San Thomé. Journal de Botanique (L. Morot) Sér 2, 1: 161-164.
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 rangiferina (Kützing) Piccone.
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: Sao Tomé Island: Praia Lagerto; (INA 1996) Type: A.A. Parenca; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 September 2021
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Taxonomic note
Lawson & John (1987: 227) note (added in proof) that Steentoft (pers, comm., March 1987) has examined the type material (Ribeiro 14) in Coimbra (COI) and found it to consist of both male and female plants. The male plants have spermatangia confined to deep crypts in the thallus surface and so this species should be referred to Polycavernosa. Additional remarks in Lawson & John (1987: 229). John et al. (2004)cite Hydropuntia henriquesiana (Hariot) M.J. Wynne as a synonym of this species which “possibly belongs to Gracilaria rangiferina”. - (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
