Gelidium corneum var. latifolium Greville 1830

Publication Details
Gelidium corneum var. latifolium Greville 1830: 143

Published in: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.

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Publication date: Feb.-March 1830

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 spinosum (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: E. Devon (Sidmouth); (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 127) Lectotype: sheet with a single speciemen from Sidmouth: E; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 139) Notes: Syntypes: 'Trevone Bay, Cornwall, and Waldon rocks, Torbay, Mrs. Griffiths. Sidmouth and Torquay'.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), horny, hard and close-textured but not brittle (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 March 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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