Gelidium tropicum (E.Y.Dawson) Verheij & Prud'homme, nom. illeg. 1993
Publication Details
Gelidium tropicum (E.Y.Dawson) Verheij & Prud'homme, nom. illeg. 1993
Published in: Verheij, E. & Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. (1993). Seaweeds of the Spermonde Archipelago, SW Sulawesi, Indonesia. Blumea 37: 385-510, 6 figs, 1 table, 19 pls.
Request PDFType 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 caerulescens (Kützing) Santelices & Hommersand.
Basionym
Pterocladia tropica E.Y.Dawson
Type Information
Type locality: Palmyra Atoll; Holotype: E.Y. Dawson 19458; 19.x.1958; UC;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 May 2011
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Nomenclatural note
Erroneous citation of Pterocladia tropica: unintended combination is illegitimate as no basionym was cited. - (10 January 2007) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 May 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 July 2025
