Hydropuntia caudata (J.Agardh) Gurgel & Fredericq 2004
Current name:
Gracilaria caudata J.Agardh
recolectada en la zona Sur del Macizo Guamuhaya. Foto: Ángel Moreira.
Publication Details
Hydropuntia caudata (J.Agardh) Gurgel & Fredericq 2004: 155
Published in: Gurgel, C.F.D. & Fredericq, S. (2004). Systematics of the Gracilariaceae (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta): a critical assessment based on rbcL sequence analysis. Journal of Phycology 40: 138-159.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hydropuntia is Hydropuntia urvillei Montagne.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilaria caudata J.Agardh.
Basionym
Gracilaria caudata J.Agardh
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Hab. in mari Indiae occidentalis ad Insulam St. Crucis (Rafn.!) in sunu Mexicano (Hb. Crouan!) [St Croix and Gulf of Mexico]; (Agardh 1852: 598) Lectotype: LD; Herb. alg. Agardh 29322 ("Rafinesque collection") (Gurgel & al. 2018: 10)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), caudate, i.e., ending with a tail-like appendage (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 March 2004 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 17 September 2021
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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 19 April 2024