Gelidiopsis planicaulis (W.R.Taylor) W.R.Taylor 1960
Current name:
Ceratodictyon planicaule (W.R.Taylor) M.J.Wynne
Panama. Transverse section of compressed branch.Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Gelidiopsis planicaulis (W.R.Taylor) W.R.Taylor 1960: 353
Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1960). Marine algae of the eastern tropical and subtropical coasts of the Americas. pp. [i]-xi, 1-870, 14 figs, 80 pls. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gelidiopsis is Gelidiopsis variabilis (Greville ex J.Agardh) F.Schmitz.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ceratodictyon planicaule (W.R.Taylor) M.J.Wynne.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2011). A checklist of benthic marine algae of the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic: third revision. Nova Hedwigia Beihefte 140: [1] 7-166.
Basionym
Wurdemannia miniata var. planicaulis W.R.Taylor
Type Information
Type locality: Haiti: Jérémie ; (Taylor 1943: 158) Holotype: H.H. Bartlett 17896; 6.v.1941; MICH; (Rubiño & al. 2023: 158) Notes: ()
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 August 2011
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 August 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025
