Rhipiliopsis gracilis Kraft 1986

Kraftalia gracilis (Kraft) Lagourgue & Payri

Current name: Kraftalia gracilis (Kraft) Lagourgue & Payri
AustraliaJ.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Rhipiliopsis gracilis Kraft 1986: 55, figs 17-21

Published in: Kraft, G.T. (1986). The green algal genera Rhipiliopsis A. & E.S. Gepp and Rhipiella gen. nov. (Udoteaceae, Bryopsidales) in Australia and the Philippines. Phycologia 25: 47-72, 54 figs, 1 table.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhipiliopsis is Rhipiliopsis peltata (J.Agardh) A.Gepp & E.Gepp.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Kraftalia gracilis (Kraft) Lagourgue & Payri.

Type Information
Type locality: "The Canyons", Heron Island, Australia; (Coppejans & al. 2001: 424) Holotype: G.T. Kraft, C.O'Brien & R.W. Ricker; 18 Mar. 1985; abundant on encrusting Corallinaceae in pockets and crevices in the vertical reef face, ; MELU; GBR-16136 (Kraft 2007: 246) Notes: Holotype: MELU K16136; Isotypes: MELU K15568 and MELU K16161 (Lagourgue & Payri, 2021: 1465).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 February 2022

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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