Gastridium repens (Lightfoot) S.F.Gray 1821
Publication Details
Gastridium repens (Lightfoot) S.F.Gray 1821: 381
Published in: Gray, S.F. (1821). A natural arrangement of British plants, according to their relations to each other, as pointed out by Jussieu, De Candolle, Brown, &c. including those cultivated for use; with an introduction to botany, in which the terms newly introduced are explained; illustrated by figures. pp. vol. 1: [i]-xxviii, [1]- 824, pls I-XXI plates. London: Printed for Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, Paternoster-Row.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 Nov. 1821
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gastridium is Gastridium kaliforme (Goodenough & Woodward) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Catenella caespitosa (Withering) L.M.Irvine.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum. pp. Website. Berkeley: University of California.
Basionym
Fucus repens Lightfoot
Type Information
Type locality: Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; (Silva & al. 1996: 281)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), creeping, prostrate and rooting (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 June 2025 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 16 June 2025
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 June 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 June 2025
