Algae Australian Algae Name Index (AANI)

Showing Gracilaria confervoides f. tumida
Gracilariaceae
Gracilaria confervoides f. tumida V.May , legitimate, scientific
May, V. (1948), The algal genus Gracilaria in Australia. Commonwealth of Australia, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Bulletin Issue No. 235: 24-25 [tax. nov.]
  • Type locality: Forma tumida has been found in warm waters on muddy substrates. So far it is known only from Queensland and, less frequently, from New South Wales. No. 578 (Herb. VM) is the type of this form.
Withell, A.F., Millar, A.J.K. & Kraft, G.T. (1994), Taxonomic studies of the genus Gracilaria (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) from Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 7: - [secondary reference]
Withell, A.F., Millar, A.J.K. & Kraft, G.T. (1994), Taxonomic studies of the genus Gracilaria (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) from Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 7: - [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Gracilaria verrucosa (Huds.) Papenf. legitimate
ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]
  • Comment: Withell et al 1994:345 indicate that they are not sure of the synonymy.