Gelidium pulchellum var. genuinum Batters, nom. inval. 1902

Publication Details
Gelidium pulchellum var. genuinum Batters, nom. inval. 1902: 62

Published in: Batters, E.A.L. (1902). A catalogue of the British marine algae being a list of all the species of seaweeds known to occur on the shores of the British Islands, with the localities where they are found. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 40(Supplement): 1-107.

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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 pulchellum (Turner) Kützing.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful and little (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 December 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 18 October 2022

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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: infraspecific names with final epithets such as genuinus, originalis, originarius, typicus, verus, and veridicus, or with the prefix eu-, when purporting to indicate the taxon containing the type of the name of the next higher-ranked taxon, are not validly published unless they have the same final epithet as the name of the corresponding higher-ranked taxon (see Art. 26.2). - (11 December 2015) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025