Gracilaria andersonii (Grunow) Kylin 1941

Current name:
Gracilariopsis andersonii (Grunow) E.Y.Dawson
Northern California - 08 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)
Publication Details
Gracilaria andersonii (Grunow) Kylin 1941: 21
Published in: Kylin, H. (1941). Californische Rhodophyceen. Acta Universitatis Lundensis 37(2): 1-51, 7 figs, 13 plates.
Publication date: "28 febr. 1941"
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gracilaria is Gracilaria compressa (C.Agardh) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilariopsis andersonii (Grunow) E.Y.Dawson.
Basionym
Cordylecladia andersonii Grunow
Type Information
Type locality: Santa Cruz, California; (Gurgel, Liao, Fredericq & Hommersand 2003: 163) Holotype: C.L. Anderson; W (Grunow herbarium);
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 May 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 February 2025
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Taxonomic note
According to Abbott (1995: 191), Gracilaria andersonii Kylin is a synonym of G. papenfussii Abbott. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Francisco F. Pedroche in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 February 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025