Gayliella

Gayliella flaccida (fig.232, center left)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ceramiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Rhodophyta Subdivisio: Rhodophytina Classis: Florideophyceae Subclassis: Rhodymeniophycidae Ordo: Ceramiales

Familia: Ceramiaceae
Subfamilia: Crouanioideae
Tribus: Ceramieae
Genus: Gayliella

Species: G. fimbriata – G. flaccida – G. mazoyerae – G. recticortica – G. taylorii – G. transversalis – G. womersleyi

Name

Gayliella T.O.Cho, L.McIvor & S.M.Boo, 2008

• Type species: Gayliella flaccida (Harvey ex Kützing) T.O.Cho & L.J.McIvor
• Named in honor of Dr. Gayle I. Hansen, phycologist and specialist of north-eastern Pacific algae..

References

• Cho, T.O., Boo, S.M., Hommersand, M.H., Maggs, C.A., McIvor, L. & Fredericq, S. 2008. Gayliella gen. nov. in the tribe Ceramieae (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Journal of Phycology 44(3): 721–738, 11 figs. DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2008.00505.x Reference page. 
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. Gayliella. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 25 September 2017.

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