Grateloupia horrida Okamura, nom. illeg.
Publication details
Grateloupia horrida Okamura 1893: 99, pl. 5: figs 1, 2, nom. illeg.
Published in: Okamura, K. (1893). Contributions to the phycology of Japan. Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 7: 99-102.
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Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Grateloupia is Grateloupia filicina (J.V.Lamouroux) C.Agardh.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Polyopes lancifolius (Harvey) Kawaguchi & Wang
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Type information
Syntype localities: Japan: Kagoshima, Totomi, Enoshima, Noto (Silva 1996-to date).
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Source of current name
Yoshida, T. (1998). Marine algae of Japan. pp. [1-2], 1-25, 1-1222. Tokyo: Uchida Rokakuho Publishing Co., Ltd. [in Japanese]
Key references
Mineur, F., De Clerck, O., Le Roux, A., Maggs, C. A. & Verlaque, M. (2010). Polyopes lancifolius (Halymeniales, Rhodophyta), a new component of the Japanese marine flora introduced to Europe. Phycologia 49(1): 86-96.
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