Gelidium americanum (W.R.Taylor) Santelices 1976
Publication Details
Gelidium americanum (W.R.Taylor) Santelices 1976: 173, figs 28-33
Published in: Santelices, B. (1976). Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes of some Gelidiales (Rhodophyta). Phycologia 15: 165-173, 33 figs.
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.
Basionym
Pterocladia americana W.R.Taylor
Type Information
Holotype locality: Port Antonio, Jamaica; (Perrone et al. 2019: 362, table1) Holotype: C.E. Pease & E. Butler; July 1900; MICH; 1306116 (Perrone et al. 2019: 362, table 1) Notes: Isotype: MICH654084. WRT (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to America.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 August 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024