Gelidium proliferum Harvey 1855
Current name: Ptilophora prolifera (Harvey) J.Agardh
Publication Details
Gelidium proliferum Harvey 1855: 551
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
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 Ptilophora prolifera (Harvey) J.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia; (Womersley & Guiry 1994: 126) Holotype: Harvey; TCD; Trav. Set No. 244 (Womersley & Guiry 1994: 126) Notes: Also distributed as Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 336.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 June 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 June 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024