Gracilaria xiae-abbotii G.M.Lyra, J.M.C.Nunes & C.C.Davis 2015
Publication Details
Gracilaria xiae-abbotii G.M.Lyra, J.M.C.Nunes & C.C.Davis 2015: 365
Published in: Lyra, G.D.M., Costa, E.D.S., Jesus, P.B. de, Matos, J.C.G. de, Caires, T.A., Oliveira, M.C., Oliveira, E.C., Xi, Z., Nunes, J.M.D.C. & Davis, C.C. (2015). Phylogeny of Gracilariaceae (Rhodophyte): evidence from plastid and mitochondrial nucleotide sequences. Journal of Phycology 51(2): 356-366.
Publication date: 2015
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 Gracilaria stellata I.A.Abbott, Zhang & B.M.Xia.
Source of Synonymy
Abbott, I.A., Zhang, J. & Xia, B.M. (1991). Gracilaria mixta, sp. nov. and other western Pacific species of the genus (Rhodophyta: Gracilariaceae). Pacific Science 45: 12-27, 25 figs, 1 table.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 May 2015 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 May 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Replaced name: Polycavernosa divergens Xia & Abbott, 1987. Illegitimate: the replacement name Gracilaria stellata I.A.Abbott, Zhang & B.M.Xia, 1991, has priority. - (25 May 2015) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 July 2025