Gelidium pusillum f. foliaceum Okamura 1934
Current name:
Gelidium foliaceum (Okamura) E.M.Tronchin
KwaZulu-NatalOlivier De Clerck (odclerck@gmail.com)
Publication Details
Gelidium pusillum f. foliaceum Okamura 1934: 51, pl. 17: figs. 3, 4
Published in: Okamura, K. (1934). On Gelidium and Pterocladia of Japan. Journal of the Imperial Fisheries Institute, Tokyo 29: 47-67, Plates 16-33.
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 Gelidium foliaceum (Okamura) E.M.Tronchin.
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)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 January 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 January 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
