Gelidium sclerophyllum W.R.Taylor 1945

Publication Details
Gelidium sclerophyllum W.R.Taylor 1945: 156, pl. 5: fig. 13; pl. 33: fig. 2

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.

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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: Near northern limit of Bahía San Francisco, Esmeraldas, Ecuador; (Dawson 1953: 63) Holotype: Taylor No. 34-489; Feb. 11, 1934; At a depth of 5.4 meters with corallinae; HAHF; Sheet 160 (Dawson 1953: 63) Notes: Type (cystocarpic and tetrasporic) dredged in 5.4 m of water with corallinae near the northeastern side of Ba. San Francisco (Taylor, 1945). According to Grusz & Freshwater (2014: 101) the holotype is now in MICH.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 December 2001 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 04 October 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 January 2025

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