Gracilaria ramalina (Harvey) Harvey 1863
Current name: Hymenocladia usnea (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh
Publication Details
Gracilaria ramalina (Harvey) Harvey 1863: pl. 260
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 Hymenocladia usnea (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh.
Basionym
Hymenocladia ramalina Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: King George Sound, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 367) Lectotype: TCD; Herb. Harvey Travelling Set No. 87 (Womersley 1996: 109) Notes: “... loosley branched form of H[ymenocladia] usnea” (Womersley, 1996: 109).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 November 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 March 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 March 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024