The Gracilariaceae is a small family of red algae, containing several genera of agarophytes.[1]
It has a cosmopolitan distribution,[1] in which 24 species are found in China,[2] six in Great Britain and Ireland,[3] and some in Australia and Chile.[4]
They are normally found in intertidal bays, backwaters, and estuaries.[5]
The family have been extensively investigated over the last 30 years, and various studies have yielded comprehensive information on their life history, cultivation, taxonomy, and utilization (Bellorin et al. 2002, Rueness 2005). Studies on the structure of their reproductive organs and the phylogenetic relationships among species inferred from rbcL sequence analyses have produced three clades at the genus level, namely Gracilaria, Gracilariopsis, and Hydropuntia (Gurgel and Fredericq 2004).[1][6]
In 2012, the University of São Paulo, Brazil set up the Gracilariaceae Germplasm Bank, to use molecule markers for the identification of species.[7]
^ abcGurgel, Carlos Frederico D.; Fredericq, Suzanne (February 2004). "SYSTEMATICS OF THE GRACILARIACEAE (GRACILARIALES, RHODOPHYTA): A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT BASED ON RBCL SEQUENCE ANALYSES". Journal of Phycology. 40 (1): 138–159. doi:10.1111/j.0022-3646.2003.02-129.x. S2CID 85949879.
^Yang, Mi Yeon; Dong, Jun-De; Kim, Myung Sook (2012). "Taxonomic notes on five species of Gracilariaceae from Hainan, China". Algae. 27 (3): 175–187. doi:10.4490/algae.2012.27.3.175.
^Francis Bunker, Juliet A. Brodie, Christine A. Maggs, Anne R. Bunker Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland: Second Edition (2017), p. 82, at Google Books
^Byrne, Kellie; Zuccarello, Giuseppe C.; West, John; Liao, Ming-Long; Kraft, Gerald T. (December 2000). "Gracilaria species (Gracilariaceae, Rhodophyta) from southeastern Australia, including a new species, Gracilaria perplexa sp. nov.: Morphology, molecular relationships and agar content". Phycological Research. 50 (4): 295–311. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1835.2002.tb00162.x.
^Ambati Ranga Rao and Gokare A. Ravishankar (Editors) Sustainable Global Resources of Seaweeds Volume 2: Food, Pharmaceutical and ... ( ), p. 56, at Google Books
^Yang, Mi Yeon; Dong, Jun-De; Kim, Myung Sook (2012). "Taxonomic notes on five species of Gracilariaceae from Hainan, China". Algae. 27 (3): 175–187. doi:10.4490/algae.2012.27.3.175.
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