Gelidium pinnatifidum (Hudson) Lyngbye 1819

Publication Details
Gelidium pinnatifidum (Hudson) Lyngbye 1819: 40

Published in: Lyngbye, H.C. (1819). Tentamen hydrophytologiae danicae continens omnia hydrophyta cryptogama Daniae, Holsatiae, Faeroae, Islandiae, Groenlandiae hucusque cognita, systematice disposita, descripta et iconibus illustrata, adjectis simul speciebus norvegicis. pp. [i]-xxxii, [1]-248, 70 pls. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: typis Schultzianis, in commissis Librariae Gyldendaliae.

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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 Osmundea pinnatifida (Hudson) Stackhouse.

Basionym
Fucus pinnatifidus Hudson

Type Information
Type locality: Harwich, Essex, England; (Silva & al. 1996: 534) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Maggs & Hommersand (1993: 403, footnote). UK: England: Deal; collector: Mr. Dandridge (INA).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pinnately cleft (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 April 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 September 2004

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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