Gelidium pusillum var. conchicola Piccone & Grunow 1884
Publication Details
Gelidium pusillum var. conchicola Piccone & Grunow 1884: 316
Published in: Piccone, A. (1884). Contribuzioni all'algologia Eritrea. Nuovo Giornale Botanico Italiano 16: 281-332, pls VII-IX.
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 Pterocladiella caerulescens (Kützing) Santelices & Hommersand.
Source of Synonymy
Hatta, A.M. & Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. (1991). A taxonomic revision of Indonesian Gelidiales (Rhodophyta). Blumea 35: 347-380, 14 figs, 4 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Massawa, Eritrea, Ethiopia; (Silva & al. 1996: 144)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 February 2018
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 September 2024