Gelidium spinosum (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva 1996
Current name:
Gelidium spinosum (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva
New Quay, Co. Clare, Ireland; on lower-shore ledges; to 30 mm - 14 April 2006. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Gelidium spinosum (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva 1996: 141
Published in: Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gelidium is Gelidium corneum (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Fucus spinosus S.G.Gmelin
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Mare mediterraneum et anglicum"; (Gmelin 1768: 161)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiny.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 February 2017
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
