Gracilariaceae
Gracilaria compressa (C.Agardh) Grev. , legitimate, scientific
Greville, R.K. (1830), Algae Britannicae: liv [comb. nov.]
Agardh, J.G. (1901), Species Genera et Ordines Algarum: 51 [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: - [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: - [misapplied]
misapplied to: Gracilaria edulis (S.G.Gmel.) P.C.Silva legitimate by Agardh, J.G. (1901), Species Genera et Ordines Algarum: 51
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.I. & Moe, R.L. (1996), Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: - [secondary reference]
ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]
  • Comment: The taxon which includes this name is not found in Australia. The name is listed in the database since it is the type of a genus. This name represents an heterotypic synonym of Gracilaria bursa-pastoralis (S. Gmelin) Silva.