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Agarophyton Gurgel, J.N.Norris et Fredericq

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Indigenous, non-endemic
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New Zealand
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Gurgel, J.N.Norris et Fredericq
Gurgel, J.N.Norris et Fredericq
Gurgel, C.F.D.; Norris, J.N.; Schmidt, W.E.; Le, H.N.; Fredericq, S. 2018: Systematics of the Gracilariales (Rhodophyta) including new subfamilies, tribes, subgenera, and two new genera, Agarophyton gen. nov. and Crassa gen. nov. Phytotaxa 374(1): 1–23.
2018
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Agarophyton Gurgel, J.N.Norris et Fredericq
Agarophyton chilensis (C.J.Bird, McLachlan et E.C.Oliveira) Gurgel, J.N.Norris et Fredericq
genus
Agarophyton
The generic name, Agarophyton is formed from Malayan and Greek words. Agar- is derived from the Malay “agar-agar” (a gelatinous substance from seaweed; see: McHugh 2003) which we have joined with an “-o- “ to the Greek -phyton, thus the name means “agar-plant.” The type species, A. chilensis, and other species of this genus are currently the main sources of agar in the world (Zemke-White & Ohno 1999).

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Plantae
Rhodophyta
Agarophyton

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Agarophyton Gurgel, J.N.Norris et Fredericq
Agarophyton Gurgel, J.N.Norris et Fredericq,
Gurgel, C.F.D.; Norris, J.N. et al. (2018)
Agarophyton Gurgel, J.N.Norris et Fredericq
Agarophyton Gurgel, J.N.Norris et Fredericq
Agarophyton
Muangmai, N.; Nelson, W.A. et al. (2020)

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Etymology
The generic name, Agarophyton is formed from Malayan and Greek words. Agar- is derived from the Malay “agar-agar” (a gelatinous substance from seaweed; see: McHugh 2003) which we have joined with an “-o- “ to the Greek -phyton, thus the name means “agar-plant.” The type species, A. chilensis, and other species of this genus are currently the main sources of agar in the world (Zemke-White & Ohno 1999).
Gurgel, C.F.D.; Norris, J.N.; Schmidt, W.E.; Le, H.N.; Fredericq, S. 2018: Systematics of the Gracilariales (Rhodophyta) including new subfamilies, tribes, subgenera, and two new genera, Agarophyton gen. nov. and Crassa gen. nov. Phytotaxa 374(1): 1–23.

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14 April 2020
14 April 2020
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