Gelidium filicinum Bory 1828
Publication Details
Gelidium filicinum Bory 1828: 162
Published in: Bory de St. Vincent, J.B. (1828). Botanique, Cryptogamie. In: Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, la Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. (Duperrey, L.I. Eds), pp. 97-200. Paris: Bertrand.
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
Syntype localities: Conception: Durville; Borabora [Bora Bora, French Polynesia]: Lesson; (Bory de St. Vincent 1828: 162)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fern-like (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 December 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 December 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 January 2025