The Australian Algae Name Index (AANI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with algae names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. AANI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian Algae, please use the Australian Algae List (AAL) link above.
misapplication:
Gracilariatextoriif.tenuisV.Maylegitimate
by Womersley, H.B.S.(1994), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: 43-44, pl 9, fig 2
Comment:Withell et al p. 312 state that the Cribb specimens ARE NOT Gracilaria textorii but they do not say what they are. They think they may represent an undesribed species.
AMANI dist.:New South Wales (Peronian), Queensland (Great Barrier Reef), Western Australia (Houtman Abrolhos). World: Japan, China, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, eastern Pacific.