Gracilaria purpurascens (Husdon) Greville 1830
Publication Details
Gracilaria purpurascens (Husdon) Greville 1830: liv
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 Cystoclonium purpureum (Hudson) Batters.
Basionym
Fucus purpurascens Hudson
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), purplish, becoming purple (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 August 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 April 2025
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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 14 June 2025
