Gracilariopsis hommersandii Gurgel, Fredericq & J.N.Norris 2003
Publication Details
Gracilariopsis hommersandii Gurgel, Fredericq & J.N.Norris 2003: 62, figs 17-23, 26-30
Published in: Gurgel, C.F.D, Fredericq, S. & Norris, J.N. (2003). Gracilariopsis silvana sp. nov., G. hommersandii sp. nov., and G. cata-luziana sp. nov., three new species of Gracilariaceae (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) from the western Atlantic. Hidrobiologica 13: 57-68.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gracilariopsis is Gracilariopsis sjoestedtii (Kylin) E.Y.Dawson.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Panama: Colón Province: Fort Randolph, Colón City, Bahía Limón ; (Gurgel, Fredericq & Norris 2003: 62) Holotype: Brian Wysor BW-00197; 26.iii.1999; US; Alg. Coll. 204312 (Gurgel, Fredericq & Norris 2003: 62)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Thalli flavi, saepe subrosei basi, interdum
pallidivirides, erecti aut prostrati, 20-45 cm long., cartilaginei,
graciles laevigatique, exorientes haptero discoideo.
Plures thalli plerumque fasciculati simul eodem haptero inconspicuo.
Thalli plerumque ramosi non profuse, saepe solum compositi
axium linerarium rectorum ramis. Apices acuminati,
uncinati vel compositi 1-4 unciformium ramulorum, 0.5-0.8 cm
long, deorsum extensorum formatorum antea fractorum apicum
crescentium. Interdum superae partes axium spiratae circum
alios axes contiguos. Ramuli minuti retroanastomosantes axem
formantes regiones locales circulares annuliformes.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. 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
