Gracilaria nigrescens (C.Agardh) Hooker f. & Harvey 1847

Publication Details
Gracilaria nigrescens (C.Agardh) Hooker f. & Harvey 1847: 477

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1847). Nya alger från Mexico. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Adademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 4: 5-17.

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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 Acanthococcus antarcticus Hooker f. & Harvey.

Basionym
Sphaerococcus subulatus var. nigrescens C.Agardh

Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), becoming black (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 October 2021

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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