Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Gracilaria ecuadoreana (W.R.Taylor) E.Y.Dawson 1949: 13, pl. 2: fig. 1 (as 'ecuadoreanus' ), Syn.: Tylotus ecuadoreanus W.R. Taylor (Guiry & Guiry, 2021); orig. description: Dawson (1949): 13, pl. 2, fig. 1; Type information: Type locality: Black Beach Anchorage, I. Santa María, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (Taylor 1945: 235, 236). Type: W.R. Taylor no. 34-270; 18 January 1934; in tufts on surf-beaten rocks. Hancock Foundation (Taylor 1945: 235, 236). Notes: Nos 34-261 (cystocarpic), 34-270 (tetrasporic, TYPE). Synm.: Tylotus ecuadoreanus W.R.Taylor, 1945 (Horton et al., 2021).

Origin: Endemic

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: (T. ecuadoreanus) Ecuador: Galapagos Islands Black Beach Anchorage-Floreana (Taylor, 1945). Galapagos Islands (Miller & Garske, 2011). America: El Salvador, Galapagos Islands (Guiry & Guiry, 2021).

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