Gracilaria spinigera E.Y.Dawson 1949
Publication Details
Gracilaria spinigera E.Y.Dawson 1949: 24, pl. 8: figs 1-3; pl. 9: fig. 1-3
Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1949). Studies of the northeast Pacific Gracilariaceae. Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation 7: 1-105, 25 plates.
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.
Type Information
Type locality: Ensenada de San Franciso, Sonora, Mexico.; (Dawson 1961: 209) Holotype: Dawson 1903; May 18, 1946.; Upper sublitoral rocks; Herb. A. Hannock Foundation; 4949 (Dawson 1961: 209) Notes: Gulf of Calif.-Several collections from the vicinity of Guaymas Sonora; D.18634, Isla Tortuga; D.18699, Isla Ildefonso; D. 18777, outer Puerto Escondido.
Juvenile specimens suggestive of this species have been found near Punto Tosco, Isla Margarita, on the Pacific Coast of Baja California (D. 13476).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 November 2005
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 November 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
