Gelidium pulvinatum (C.Agardh) Grunow 1868
Current name:
Gelidium pusillum var. pulvinatum (C.Agardh) Feldmann
Gelidium pusillum var. pulvinatum, middle intertidal, Ría de Muros, Galicia, Spain, 2013, Ignacio BárbaraIgancio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Gelidium pulvinatum (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.
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 pusillum var. pulvinatum (C.Agardh) Feldmann.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus corneus var. pulvinatus C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Cadíz, Spain;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cushion-shaped, strongly convexed (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 May 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 11 May 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 May 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024