Hydropuntia edulis (S.G.Gmelin) Gurgel & Fredericq 2004
Current name:
Gracilaria edulis (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva
1. Upper portion showing bifurcate tips. 2. Fragment with cystocarps. 3. Longitudinal section through cystocarp. 4. Habitat (overgrowing the lobster farm constructions at Mot Island, Nhatrang Bay, Vietnam). - 29 February 2012. Eduard and Tamara Titlyanova (etitlyanov@mail.ru)
Publication Details
Hydropuntia edulis (S.G.Gmelin) 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.
Request PDFType 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 edulis (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva.
Basionym
Fucus edulis S.G.Gmelin
Type Information
Type locality: 'India orientalis'; (South & Skelton 2003: 722) Notes: According to Millar & Xia (1997), the type locality is Indonesia.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 March 2004 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 11 November 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
