Gelidium lingulatum J.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1872

Publication Details
Gelidium lingulatum J.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1872: 30

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1872). Bidrag till Florideernes systematik. Lunds Universitets Års-Skrift, Afdelningen for Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 8(6): 1-60.

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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 lingulatum Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Agardh, J.G. (1876). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen tertium: De Florideis curae posteriores. Epicrisis systematis Floridearum. pp. [ii*-iii*], [i]-[viï], [1]-724. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: apud T.O. Weigel.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shaped like a tongue.

Created: 26 August 2008 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 August 2008

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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: later homonym of Gelidium lingulatum Kützing. - (26 August 2008) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
Gelidium lingulatum Kützing and G. lingulatum J. Agardh are treated as a single species by J. Agardh, Sp. Alg. 3(1): 552. 1876 - (26 August 2008) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 August 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025

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