Agarophyton vermiculophyllum (Ohmi) Gurgel, J.N.Norris & Fredericq 2018
Current name:
Gracilaria vermiculophylla (Ohmi) Papenfuss
saltmarsh, Ría de A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, 2012Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Agarophyton vermiculophyllum (Ohmi) Gurgel, J.N.Norris & Fredericq 2018: 9
Published in: Gurgel, C.F.D., Norris, J.N., Schmidt, W.E., Le, H.N. & Fredericq, S. (2018). Systematics of the Gracilariales (Rhodophyta) including new subfamilies, tribes, subgenera, and two new genera, Agarophyton gen. nov. and Crassa gen. nov. Phytotaxa 374(1): 1-23.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Agarophyton is Agarophyton chilense (C.J.Bird, McLachlan et E.C.Oliveira) Gurgel, J.N.Norris et Fredericq.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilaria vermiculophylla (Ohmi) Papenfuss.
Basionym
Gracilariopsis vermiculophylla Ohmi
Type Information
Type locality: Gomejima, Akkeshi Bay (Lake Akkeshi), Kushiro Prov., Japan; (Terada & Yamamoto 2002: 216) Holotype: Ohmi 200; ix. 1955; HAK; (Terada & Yamamoto 2002: 216) Notes: Holotype: Ohmi 200, spermatangial. Isotype: Ohmi 201, cystocarpic, currently housed in herbarium at Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 November 2018 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 June 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 November 2024