Onikusa japonica (Harvey) Akatsuka 1986

Gelidium japonicum (Harvey) Okamura

Current name: Gelidium japonicum (Harvey) Okamura
Sotogawa-cho, Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Chiba University. Medulla and cortex in transverse sectionHideki Haga (902180827@office.chiba-u.jp)

Publication Details
Onikusa japonica (Harvey) Akatsuka 1986

Published in: Akatsuka, I. (1986). Surface cell morphology and its relationship to other generic characters in non-parasitic Gelidiaceae (Rhodophyta). Botanica Marina 29: 59-68, 1 fig, VII tables.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Onikusa is Onikusa pristoides (Turner) Akatsuka.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gelidium japonicum (Harvey) Okamura.

Basionym
Suhria japonica Harvey

Type Information
Type locality: Shimoda; (Masuda & al. 1995: 200) Lectotype: C. Wright; TCD; (Masuda & al. 1995: 200, fig. 33) Notes: Original collection locality of the lectotype specimen is probably Shimoda, where the species grows abundantly on rocks from the lower intertidal to the upper subtidal zone (Masuda et al. 1995: 200).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to Japan (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 31 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 September 2004

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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