Gracilariopsis carolinensis L.M.Liao & Hommersand 2003
Current name:
Gracilariopsis carolinensis L.M.Liao & Hommersand
Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA. Littler, D.S., M.M. Littler and M.D. Hanisak (2008) Submersed Plants of the Indian River Lagoon: A Floristic Inventory and Field Guide. OffShore Graphics, Inc., Washington, DC, 298 pp. 584 distributed by Harbor BDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Gracilariopsis carolinensis L.M.Liao & Hommersand 2003: 163, fig. 6
Published in: Gurgel, C.F.D., Liao, L.M., Fredericq, S. & Hommersand, M.H. (2003). Systematics of Gracilariopsis (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) based on rbcL sequence analyses and morphological evidence. Journal of Phycology 39: 154-171.
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: Kure Beach, Fort Fisher, New Hanover Co., North Carolina; (Gurgel, Liao, Fredericq & Hommersand 2003: 163) Holotype: Max H. Hommersand; 28 November 1981; Attached to a coquina-type limestone reef and partly buried in sand; US; US 204321 (Gurgel, Liao, Fredericq & Hommersand 2003: 163) Notes: Holotype: a female specimen. Isotype: a female plant deposited at NCU.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
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 19 April 2024
