Coeloseira pacifica E.Y.Dawson 1950

Current name: Gastroclonium pacificum (E.Y.Dawson) C.F.Chang & B.M.Xia
Sotogawa-cho, Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Chiba UniversityHideki Haga (902180827@office.chiba-u.jp)

Publication Details
Coeloseira pacifica E.Y.Dawson 1950: 343, fig. 2

Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1950). Notes on Pacific coast marine algae, V. American Journal of Botany 37: 337-344.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Coeloseira is Coeloseira parva Hollenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gastroclonium pacificum (E.Y.Dawson) C.F.Chang & B.M.Xia.

Source of Synonymy
Chang, C.F. & Xia, B.M. (1978). A new species of Gastroclonium from the Xisha Islands, Guangdong Province, China. Oceanol. Limnol. Sin. 9: 209-214, 2 figs.

Type Information
Holotype locality: Bahia Bocochibampo, Sonora, México; (Dawson 1950: 343) Holotype: E.Y. Dawson (1704); May 16, 1946; on cobble shore; UC; AHFH(5106), LAM(500137) in UC(1877989) (Dawson 1950: 343) Notes: It is the same voucher with the AHFH(36932) number. Jar 138, vial 1216

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to the Pacific Ocean.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 February 2025

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Francisco F. Pedroche in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 February 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 June 2025