Eucheuma gelidium (J.Agardh) J.Agardh 1847
Publication Details
Eucheuma gelidium (J.Agardh) J.Agardh 1847: 16
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1847). Nya alger från Mexico. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Adademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 4: 5-17.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Eucheuma is Eucheuma spinosum J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Meristotheca gelidium (J.Agardh) E.J.Faye & M.Masuda.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus gelidium J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "in mari Indiae occidentalis" ; (Agardh 1841: 17) Lectotype: LD; Herb. Alg. Agardh 34676 (Gabrielson & Cheney 1987: 481) Notes: Type illustrated by Kylin (1932: 24 "Originalexemplare aus Westindien" pl. 11" fig. 24).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 March 2020
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
