Gracilariopsis longissima (S.G.Gmelin) Steentoft, L.M.Irvine & Farnham 1995

Publication Details
Gracilariopsis longissima (S.G.Gmelin) Steentoft, L.M.Irvine & Farnham 1995: 117

Published in: Steentoft, M., Irvine, L.M. & Farnham, W.F. (1995). Two terete species of Gracilaria and Gracilariopsis (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) in Britain. Phycologia 34(2): 113-127, 37 figs.

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Type 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.

Basionym
Fucus longissimus S.G.Gmelin

Type Information
Type locality: England: Kent: Sheerness; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Dillenius; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very long (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 May 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 February 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 September 2023

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