Gelidium hancockii W.R.Taylor 1945

Publication Details
Gelidium hancockii W.R.Taylor 1945: 157-158, pl. 34: figs 1, 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: Black Beach Anchorage, Isla Santa María, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; (Taylor 1945: 157, 158) Holotype: W.R. Taylor no. 34-218B; 17 Jan. 1934; Occasional on rocks in the littoral; Hancock Foundation; (Taylor 1945: 158) Notes: No. 34-218B (tetrasporic, TYPE), no. 34-215 (tetrasporic), 17 Jan. 1934.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 December 2001 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 September 2004

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 December 2024

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