Gelidium pusillum var. pakistanicum Afaq-Husain & Shameel 1999
Publication Details
Gelidium pusillum var. pakistanicum Afaq-Husain & Shameel 1999: 373-376, figs. 3-4
Published in: Afaq-Husain, S. & Shameel, M. (1999). Further studies on Gelidium (Rhodophyta) from the coast of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 31: 371-382.
Publication date: 1999
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 pakistanicum (Afaq-Husain & Shameel) Shahnaz & Freshwater.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Gadani, Karachi, Pakistan; (Freshwater & Shahnaz 2019: 144) Holotype: fig. 3a (Afaq-Husain & Shameel, 1999): S. Afaq-Husain; 27 July 1986; (Freshwater & Shahnaz 2019: 144) Notes: Holotype: H-21 PCSIR. Isotypes: H-22 - H-24 pCSIR. Neotype in KUH: Karachi Nuclear Power Complex (KANUPP), near Paradise Point, Karachi, Pakistan; leg. and det. S.Afaq-Husain, 12 April 1996.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 June 2019 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 January 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
