Onikusa foliacea (Okamura) R.E.Norris 1992
Current name:
Gelidium foliaceum (Okamura) E.M.Tronchin
South AfricaRobert Anderson (Robert.Anderson@uct.ac.za)
Publication Details
Onikusa foliacea (Okamura) R.E.Norris 1992: 169, figs. 7-10
Published in: Norris, R.E. (1992). A proposed phylogenetic scheme for the Gelidiales. In: Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds. (Abbott, I.A. Eds) Vol.2, pp. 151-171. La Jolla, California: California Sea Grant College.
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 foliaceum (Okamura) E.M.Tronchin.
Basionym
Gelidium pusillum f. foliaceum Okamura
Type Information
Type locality: "Shiso-dima, Seto, Prov. Kii", (Shiso-jima, Seto near Tanabe, Wakayama Pref., Japan; (Silva & al. 1996: 142) Type: on barnacles; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
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 05 May 2024
