Gelidium elegans Kützing 1868
Current name:
Gelidium elegans Kützing
Sotogawa-cho, Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Chiba University. Basal partsHideki Haga (902180827@office.chiba-u.jp)
Publication Details
Gelidium elegans Kützing 1868: 18, pl. 52: figs c, d
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).
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: in mari Japanico, prope Yokohama; (Kützing 1868: 18) Holotype: von Martens; L; 941.46.342 (Yoshida 1998: 634)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 August 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 August 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
