Gracilaria occidentalis (Børgesen) M.Bodard 1965
Publication Details
Gracilaria occidentalis (Børgesen) M.Bodard 1965: 874, fig. 1 a-e
Published in: Bodard, M. (1965). Le Gracilaria occidentalis (Borg.): une espèce de Rhodophycée pantropicale Atlantique. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) Ser. 2, 36: 874-878.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gracilaria is Gracilaria compressa (C.Agardh) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Rhodymenia occidentalis Børgesen
Type Information
Type locality: St. Jan: in sound between St. Jan and St. Thomas; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: syntype localities:St. John and St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea, western Atlantic Ocean.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), western.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 November 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
