Gelidium musciforme (W.R.Taylor) Santelices 1991
Publication Details
Gelidium musciforme (W.R.Taylor) Santelices 1991: 4 (as 'musciformis')
Published in: Santelices, B. (1991). Variations in cystocarp structure in Pterocladia (Gelidiales: Rhodophyta). Pacific Science 45: 1-11.
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 Pterocladiella musciformis (W.R.Taylor) G.H.Boo & K.A.Miller.
Basionym
Pterocladia musciformis W.R.Taylor
Type Information
Type locality: Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica; (Taylor 1945: 159) Holotype: W.R. Taylor no. 39-106; 26 Mar. 1939; Abundant on the rocks, much admixed with sand, associated with Centroceras clavulatum and Gelidium pusillum; Hancock Foundation; (Taylor 1945: 159)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), moss-like.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 December 2016
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 December 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024