Gracilaria intermedia J.Agardh 1901
Publication Details
Gracilaria intermedia J.Agardh 1901: 95
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1901). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Vol. tertii, pars quarta. De Florideis Mantissa collectanea tum de speciebus novis aut aliter interpretandis commentaria, tum indicea sistens specierum antea seorsim descriptarum. pp. [6], 1-149. Lundae [Lund]: apud C.W.K. Gleerup.
Request PDFPublication date: 2 Mar 1901
Type Species
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.
Type Information
Type locality: "St. Augustine Indiae occidentalis"; (Gurgel et al. 2004: 166) Lectotype: LD; 29649 (Gurgel et al. 2004: 166) Notes: The lectotype is designated (by Gurgel et al., 2004) to be LD 29649 (= Bot. Mus 89704-0014). Gurgel et al. note that the lectotype specimen has hand-written on it only "St. Augustine". They state that the locale surely is St. Augustine, Atlantic coast of Florida, and that the alga was probably collected and sent to J.G. Agardh by Mrs G. A. Hall of Florida.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), intermediate (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 July 2005 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 November 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
