Gelidium corneum var. setaceum J.V.Lamouroux 1822
Publication Details
Gelidium corneum var. setaceum J.V.Lamouroux 1822: 384 [128 in reprint]
Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1822). Algae. In: Enumeratio plantarum quas in insulis Archipelagi aut littoribus Ponti-Euxini, annis 1819 et 1820, collegit atque detexit J. Dumont d'Urville. pp 255-387. Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Paris 1: 382-387.
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 Gelidium serra (S.G.Gmelin) E.Taskin & M.J.Wynne.
Source of Synonymy
Taskin, E. & Wynne, M.J. (2013). Proposal of Gelidium serra (S.G. Gmel.) comb. nov. to replace Gelidium bipectinatum G. Furnari (Rhodophyta). Webbia: Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Geography 68: 21-23.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), horny, hard and close-textured but not brittle (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 April 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 December 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 December 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 April 2025
