Gracilaria mammillaris (Montagne) M.Howe 1918
Publication Details
Gracilaria mammillaris (Montagne) M.Howe 1918: 515
Published in: Howe, M.A. (1918). Class 3. Algae. In: Flora of Bermuda (illustrated). (Britton, N.L. Eds), pp. 489-540. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
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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.
Basionym
Rhodymenia mammillaris Montagne
Type Information
Type locality: "HAB. In littore Martinicae insulae hauc speciem legit ci. Duperrey." [Martinique, French West Indies]; (Montagne 1842: 252) Holotype: Duperrey; PC; (Gurgel et al. 2004: 174) Notes: Type collector: Duperrey (INA). "Epitype": US Alg. Coll.-204336; NW Gulf of Mexico: offshore Louisiana, dredged from ca 75 m depth, R/V Pelican station 3.2, July 1, 2001, leg. S. Fredericq. According to Hardesty & Freshwater (2018), the currently named G. mammillaris "epitype" (US Alg. Coll.-204336) represents a unique species, Gracilaria gurgelii. However, the supposed epitype was not designated correctly (art. 7.11) and was ineffective.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 May 2025
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Distributional note
According to Hardesty & Freshwater (2018), G. mammillaris is most likely not present in North Carolina. They also consider that specimens from Venezuela and Brazil originally identified as Gracilaria curtissiae to be G. mammillaris. - (24 October 2018) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 May 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025
