Gelidium crinale (Hare ex Turner) Gaillon 1828

Publication Details
Gelidium crinale (Hare ex Turner) Gaillon 1828: 362

Published in: Gaillon, B. (1828). Résumé méthodique des classifications des Thalassiophytes. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, édition 2 [F. Cuvier] 53: 350-406, 3 tables.

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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.

Basionym
Fucus crinalis Hare ex Turner

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Ilfracombe, Devonshire, England; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 140) Lectotype (provisional): R. Hare; BM ex K; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 140) Notes: Dawson (1953: 64) notes holotype is not designated but may be considered to be a specimen without locality data from the Turner Herbarium, now in Kew, England. It is annotated "This is Turner's idea of G. crinale and may be taken as the type. f. W.A.S." An isotype fragment of this specimen is on sheet 55234 in HAHF. Silva et al. (1996: 137) note that Fucus crinalis was lectotypified by Dawson (1953: 64), who, however cited "Rocks at Kilmouth, Cornwall, England" as the provenance of the lectotype specimen and that the error was corrected by Dixon & L. Irvine (1977a: 140).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of the hair (Smith & Lockwood 1933).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Forms dense turfs where covered by frequent wave-wash or in pools, on coasts of moderate to strong wave action and often subject to sandy conditions (Womersley & Guiry 1994: 133).

Created: 16 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 July 2024

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Nomenclatural notes
According to Papenfuss, the name Gelidium corneum has been misapplied to this species by Delf & Michell (1921: 104)(Cape Morgan record). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
For more information on nomenclature, Guiry (1997) suggests consulting Silva, Basson & Moe (1996). Lawson & John (1987) cite this species as Gelidium crinale (Turner) Desmaziéres, 1827. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Silva et al. (1996: 137) note that the combining author of the binomial Gelidium crinale is usually considered to be Lamouroux 1825: 191 (e.g. Womersley & Guiry,1994: 133) who, however, gave no clue as to the basionym. - (31 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
Lipkin & Silva (2002: 9, 10) note that Gelidium crinale and G. pusillum are traditionally recognized as two distinct species (Feldmann & Hamel 1936: 107). They were merged by Dixon & Irvine (1977: 126), based on sequential field observations of marked plants in Britain and more detailed understanding of growth and behaviour. Lipkin & Silva (2002), while having no reason to doubt the validity of this conclusion, note that specimens of 'G. crinale' from the Red Sea and many other parts of the world (Indian Ocean, see Silva et al. 1996: 137) are not conspecific with G. pusillum and they follow traditional, albeit faulty, species concepts in dealing with Red Sea specimens. Womersley & Guiry(1994: 133) note that the type of G. crinale and Australian specimens appear to be distinct from the type of G. pusillum - (31 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
Widespread in warm and temperate waters; on Digenea simplex (Lipkin & Silva 2002). Forms dense turfs where covered by frequent wave-wash or in pools, on coasts of moderate to strong wave action and often subject to sandy conditions (Womersley & Guiry 1994: 133). Sand-covered rocks; especially common in mid intertidal, in sites from sheltered to highly wave-exposed. (Diaz-Tapia, 2014). - (28 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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