Gloioderma expansum Weber Bosse 1913
Publication Details
Gloioderma expansum Weber Bosse 1913: 119, pl. 14: figs. 28, 29 ('expansa')
Published in: Weber-van Bosse, A. (1913). Marine algae. Rhodophyceae, of the "Sealark" Expedition, collected by Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner, M.A.. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Second Series, Botany 8: 105-142, 1 fig, pls 12-14.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gloioderma is Gloioderma australe J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sciadophycus expansus (Weber Bosse) A.J.K.Millar.
Source of Synonymy
Millar, A.J.K. (2001). The genus Sciadophycus (Rhodymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Indo-Pacific (Research Note). Phycologia 40: 168-171.
Type Information
Type locality: Saya de Malha Bank (Mascarene Ridge, NE of Madagascar 10°S and 62°E); (Silva & al. 1996: 363) Holotype: dredged from 53-55 fathoms; L; 943.68...246
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), expanded, spread out (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 December 2012
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Taxonomic note
Gloioderma ? expansum (Norris 1991: 592). - (16 March 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 December 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025
