Meristotheca gelidium (J.Agardh) E.J.Faye & Masuda 2004

Publication Details
Meristotheca gelidium (J.Agardh) E.J.Faye & Masuda 2004: 254

Published in: Faye, E.J., Shimada, S., Kogame, K. & Masuda, M. (2004). A new red algal species Meristotheca dakarensis (Solieriaceae, Gigartinales) from Senegal, western Africa, with comments on the relegation of Meristiella Cheney to synonymy with Meristotheca J.Agardh. Cryptogamie Algologie 25: 241-259.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Meristotheca is Meristotheca papulosa (Montagne) J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Sphaerococcus gelidium J.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: "in mari Indiae occidentalis" ; (Agardh 1841: 17) Lectotype: LD; Herb. Alg. Agardh 34676 (Gabrielson & Cheney 1987: 481) Notes: Type illustrated by Kylin (1932: 24 "Originalexemplare aus Westindien" pl. 11" fig. 24).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 January 2006 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 24 May 2024

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Citing AlgaeBase
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Francisco F. Pedroche in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024

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