Gracilariopsis tenuifrons (C.J.Bird & E.C.Oliveira) Fredericq & Hommersand 1989

Publication Details
Gracilariopsis tenuifrons (C.J.Bird & E.C.Oliveira) Fredericq & Hommersand 1989: 240

Published in: Fredericq, S. & Hommersand, M.H. (1989). Comparative morphology and taxonomic status of Gracilariopsis (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 25: 228-241, 49 figs..

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gracilariopsis is Gracilariopsis sjoestedtii (Kylin) E.Y.Dawson.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Gracilaria tenuifrons C.J.Bird & E.C.Oliveira

Type Information
Type locality: Praia Avenida, near Maceio, Alagoas, Brazil; (Bird & Oliveira Filho 1986: 317) Holotype: E.C. de Oliveira F.; 18 July 1981; Approximately 1.0 m below mean sea level; SPF; 23687 (Bird & Oliveira Filho 1986: 317) Notes: Holotype: male. Isotypes: SPF-23687, female; SPF-23680, tetrasporic; SPF-23682, female; SPF-23683, female, tatrasporic; NRCC-9173, female, tetrasporic.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 April 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024

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