Gelidium intricatum (C.Agardh) Kützing 1849
Current name:
Ceratodictyon intricatum (C.Agardh) R.E.Norris
Panama. Stolon with rhizoidal tuft.Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Gelidium intricatum (C.Agardh) Kützing 1849: 767
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Publication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gelidium is Gelidium corneum (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ceratodictyon intricatum (C.Agardh) R.E.Norris.
Source of Synonymy
Norris, R.E. (1987). The systematic position of Gelidiopsis and Ceratodictyon (Gigartinales, Rhodophyceae), genera new to South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 53: 239-246, 13 figs.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus intricatus C.Agardh
Type Information
Syntype localities: Mauritius; Hawaiian Islands; "Ravak (Rauki), Waigeo Island, Moluccas, Indonesia; (Silva & al. 1996: 360) Type: Gaudichaud; Herb. Agardh, LD; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), entangled (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 November 2024