Gelidium pectinatum (Montagne) Montagne 1846
Publication Details
Gelidium pectinatum (Montagne) Montagne 1846: 108, pl. 10: fig. 1
Published in: Montagne, [J.F.]C. (1846). Flore d'Algérie. Ordo I. Phyceae Fries. In: Exploration scientifique de l'Algérie pendant les années 1840, 1841, 1842...Sciences physiques. Botanique. Cryptogamie. (Durieu De Maisonneuve, M.C. Eds) Vol. 1, pp. 1-197. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, publiée par ordre du Gouvernement et avec le concours d'une Commission Académique.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gelidium is Gelidium corneum (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus pectinatus Montagne
Type Information
Notes: Andersen (2018: 437) noted "Lectotype (designated here by G. Furnari, C. Perrone & K.L. Vinogradova): [icon in] Buxbaum, Pl. Min. Cogn. Cent. 2: t. VIII, fig. 3. 1728 (an element cited by Agardh and the lectotype of F. serra)."
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pectinate, with narrow close-set divisions like a comb (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 July 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 July 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 July 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
