Gelidium cartilagineum var. setaceum (C.Agardh) Grunow 1868
Publication Details
Gelidium cartilagineum var. setaceum (C.Agardh) Grunow 1868: 81
Published in: Grunow, A. (1868 '1867'). Algae. In: Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Botanischer Theil. Erster Band. Sporenpflanzen. (Fenzl, E. et al. Eds), pp. 1-104. Wien [Vienna]: Aus der Kaiserlich Königlichen Hof- und Staatsdruckeri in Commission bei Karl Gerold's Sohn.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gelidium is Gelidium corneum (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus cartilagineus var. setaceus C.Agardh
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Ad caput bonae spei. In mari Indico"; (Silva & al. 1996: 136)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cartilaginous, flexible but firm and tough (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 May 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 07 February 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
