Gracilariopsis megaspora E.Y.Dawson 1949

Publication Details
Gracilariopsis megaspora E.Y.Dawson 1949: 45, pl. 18: figs 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 (holotype) of the genus Gracilariopsis is Gracilariopsis sjoestedtii (Kylin) E.Y.Dawson.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilaria megaspora (E.Y.Dawson) Papenfuss.

Type Information
Type locality: Bahía San Carlos, near Ensenada San Francisco, Sonora, Mexico; (Silva & al. 1996: 181) Holotype: Dawson ,1880; May 17, 1946; Floating in a shallow, sandy lagoon; Herb. a. Hannock foundation; 4521 (Dawson 1961: 217) Notes: Distribution is only known from the type material (Silva et al. 1996).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 January 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024

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