Gelidium pusillum var. pacificum W.R.Taylor 1945
Current name:
Gelidium pusillum var. pacificum W.R.Taylor
Panama. Surface view of branch with single apical cell.Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Gelidium pusillum var. pacificum W.R.Taylor 1945: 153, pl. 5: fig. 7; pl. 33: fig. 1
Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1945). Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 12: i-iv, 1-528, 3 figs, 100 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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Black Beach Anchorage, Isla Santa Maria, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; (Taylor 1945: 153) Holotype: W.R. Taylor no. 34-266; 18 Jan. 1934; on intertidal rocks; Hancock Foundation; (Taylor 1945: 153) Notes: Type: tetrasporic. MICH (Boo et al., 2016).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 June 2016
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 June 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
