Gelidium latifolium var. pulchellum (Turner) Van Heurck 1908
Current name:
Gelidium pulchellum (Turner) Kützing
Spanish Point, Co. Clare, Ireland; late-summer plants in a rock-pool - 04 August 2004. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Gelidium latifolium var. pulchellum (Turner) Van Heurck 1908: 52
Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1908). Prodrome de la flore des algues marines des Iles Anglo-Normandes et des cotes nord-ouest de la France. pp. iii-xii, 1-120. Jersey: Labey et Blampied, Beresford Library, St.-Hélier. [in French]
Publication date: 1908
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.
Basionym
Fucus corneus var. pulchellus Turner
Type Information
England: Devon: Sidmouth.;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), broad-leaved (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 December 2018 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 18 October 2022
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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 28 March 2024