Gracilaria

See also: gracilaria

Translingual

Gracilaria bursa-pastoris

Etymology

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Proper noun

Gracilaria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Gracilariaceae – redweeds, wart weeds; certain red algae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Biliphyta – subkingdom; Rhodophyta – phylum; Eurhodophytina – subphylum; Florideophyceae – class; Rhodymeniophycidae - subclass; Gracilariales - order; Gracilariaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Gracilaria bursa-pastoris (shepherd's purse wart weed) - type species; Gracilaria brevis, Gracilaria canaliculata, Gracilaria cerrosiana, Gracilaria chilensis, Gracilaria dentata, Gracilaria ecuadoreana, Gracilaria gracilis (slender wart weed), Gracilaria multipartita (cleaved wart weed), Gracilaria preissiana, Gracilaria ramisecunda, Gracilaria salicornia, Gracilaria secundata, Gracilaria skottsbergii, Gracilaria textorii, Gracilaria truncata, Gracilaria urvillei, Gracilaria veleroae - selected other species

Derived terms

• Congracilaria

References

• Gracilaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gracilaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Gracilaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gracilaria at AlgaeBase
• Gracilaria at World Register of Marine Species
• Gracilaria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Gracilaria at National Center for Biotechnology Information