Gelidiella myrioclada (Børgesen) Feldmann & Hamel 1934
Publication Details
Gelidiella myrioclada (Børgesen) Feldmann & Hamel 1934: 533
Published in: Feldmann, J. & Hamel, G. (1934). Observations sur quelques Gélidiacées. Revue Générale de Botanique 46: 528-549, 11 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gelidiella is Echinocaulon spinellum Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Millerella myrioclada (Børgesen) G.H.Boo.
Source of Synonymy
Boo, G.H., Nguyen, T.V., Kim, J.Y., Le Gall, L., Rico, J.M., Botallico, A. & Boo, S.M. (2016). A revised classification of the Gelidiellaceae (Rhodophyta) with descriptions of three new genera: Huismaniella, Millerella and Perronella. Taxon 65(5): 965-979, 6 figs.
Basionym
Echinocaulon myriocladum Børgesen
Type Information
Type locality: Malabar Hill, Bombay, India [Mumbai, India]; (Silva & al. 1996: 152) Holotype: F. Børgesen, no. 5235; on rock in exposed places near high water mark; C; Borgesens' four slides, barcode C-A-92391 (Boo et al. 2015: 478, 479) Notes: Lectotype = specimen shown in fig. 5a fide Hatta & Prud'homme van Reine, 1991 (INA). [see discussion on pp. 479, 480 in Boo et al., 2015].
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 June 2021
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Habitat note
Forming a felt on sand-covered rock (Lipkin & Silva 2002). - (31 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025
