Onikusa pristoides (Turner) Akatsuka 1986

Publication Details
Onikusa pristoides (Turner) Akatsuka 1986: 63

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

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Onikusa.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gelidium pristoides (Turner) Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Tronchin, E.M., Freshwater, D.W., Bolton, J.J. & Anderson, R.J. (2002). A reassessment and reclassification of species in the genera Onikusa Akatsuka and Suhria J. Agardh ex Endlicher (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta) based on molecular and morphological data. Botanica Marina 45: 548-558.

Basionym
Fucus pristoides Turner

Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat apud Caput Bonae Spei. D. Robertson, in Herb. Banks." [actually False Bay, Cape Province, South Africa]; (Turner 1807-1808: 83) Type: Mr. Robertson; BM; (Turner 1807-1808: 83)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 December 1997 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 06 June 2025

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