Gelidium cartilagineum var. canariense Grunow 1884

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

Current name: Gelidium canariense (Grunow) Seoane-Camba ex Prud’homme, Haroun & Audiffred
Tenerife, Canary Islands - 17 July 2021. Beatriz Alfonso Hernández

Publication Details
Gelidium cartilagineum var. canariense Grunow 1884: 56

Published in: Piccone, A. (1884). Crociera del Corsaro alle Isole Madera e Canarie del Capitano Enrico d'Albertis. Alghe. pp. [3]-60, 1 pl. Genova [Genoa]: Tipografia del r. Istituto Sordo-Muti.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gelidium is Gelidium corneum (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gelidium canariense (Grunow) Seoane-Camba ex Prud’homme, Haroun & Audiffred.

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), cartilaginous, flexible but firm and tough (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 31 July 2000 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 29 March 2024

 
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