Gracilaria domingensis

Gracilaria domingensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Gracilariales
Family: Gracilariaceae
Genus: Gracilaria
Species:
G. domingensis
Binomial name
Gracilaria domingensis
(Kützing) Sonder ex Dickie, 1874[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphaerococcus domingensis Kützing, 1869

Gracilaria domingensis is an agarophytic red algae. G. domingensis is commonly found along the tropical west Atlantic Ocean.[2] While its name references its type locality being from Santo Domingo,[3] it is also very widely distributed along the Brazilian coast.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Guiry M.D. (1874). "Gracilaria domingensis (Kützing) Sonder ex Dickie, 1874". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Nakamura-Gouvea, N.; Alves-Lima, C.; Benites, L.F.; Iha, C.; Maracaja-Coutinho, V.; Aliaga-Tobar, V.; Araujo Amaral Carneiro, M.; Yokoya, N.S.; Marinho-Soriano, E.; Graminha, M.A.S.; Collén, J.; Oliveira, M.C.; Setubal, J.C.; Colepicolo, P. "Insights into agar and secondary metabolite pathways from the genome of the red alga Gracilaria domingensis (Rhodophyta, Gracilariales)". Journal of Phycology. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Guiry M.D. "Gracilaria domingensis (Kützing) Sonder ex Dickie 1874". AlgaeBase. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Castro, J.Z.; Yokoya, N.S. "Growth and biochemical responses of tropical and subtropical strains of Gracilaria domingensis (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) to temperature and irradiance variations". Journal of Applied Phycology. Retrieved 3 May 2026.