Gelidium micropterum Kützing 1868

Publication Details
Gelidium micropterum Kützing 1868: 21, pl. 59: figs c-g

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1868). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. XVIII pp. [i-iii], 1-35, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).

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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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: C.b.sp. [Caput bonae spei: Cape of Good Hope]; (Kützing 1868: 21) Type: L;

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 June 2021

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Nomenclatural note
See Silva, Basson & Moe (1996) regarding nomenclature. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
According to Silva et al. (1996), the name Gelidium corneum has been misapplied to this species by G.Murray (1887: 28), Børgesen (1934a: 5), Børgesen (1935: 43), Børgesen (1936: 80), Børgesen (1937a: 46). The name Gelidium crinale has been misapplied to this species by Jadin (1935: 163) - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2025

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