Gelidium canariense (Grunow) Seoane-Camba ex Prud’homme, Haroun & Audiffred 1994

Publication Details
Gelidium canariense (Grunow) Seoane-Camba ex Prud’homme, Haroun & Audiffred 1994: 89

Published in: Prud'homme van Reine, W.F., Haroun, R.J. & Audiffred, P.A.J. (1994). A reinvestigation of Macaronesian seaweeds as studied by A. Piccone with remarks on those studied by A. Grunow. Nova Hedwigia 58(1-2): 67-121.

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
Gelidium cartilagineum var. canariense Grunow

Type Information
Type locality: "Orotava Gran Canaria (L.)" [actually Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Islas Canarias]; (Piccone 1884: 56) "Lectotype": Liebetruth; W; (Afonso Carrillo & Sansón 1999: 158) Notes: Type was illustrated by Prud'homme van Reine & al. (1994, fig. 4) and is marked in the photograph "Lectotype".

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), living in or from the Canary Islands (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 July 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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