Gelidium heteroplatos Børgesen 1934

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae
Order Gelidiales
Family Gelidiaceae
Genus Gelidium

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Publication details
Gelidium heteroplatos Børgesen 1934: 3-4, fig. 3, pl. I (lower)

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 Pterocladia heteroplatos (Børgesen) Umamaheswara Rao & Kaliaperumal

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Type information
Type locality: Malabar Hill, Bombay, India (Silva & al. 1996: 145).

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Gelidium heteroplatos Børgesen)
Australia and New Zealand: Queensland (Lewis 1984, Phillips 1997).

Created: 20 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 23 September 2004 by M.D. Guiry

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References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)

Kaliaperumal, N. & Umamaheswara Rao, M. (1981). Studies on the standing crop and phycocolloid of Gelidium pusillum and Pterocladia heteroplatos. Indian Journal of Botany 4(2): 91-95, 1 fig, 3 tables.

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 January 2021.