Gelidium corneum (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux 1813

Publication Details
Gelidium corneum (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux 1813: 129

Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1813). Essai sur les genres de la famille des Thalassiophytes non articulées. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 20: 21-47, 115-139, 267-293, plates 7-13.

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Publication date: 1813

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Gelidium.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Fucus corneus Hudson

Type Information
Type locality: Devonshire, England; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 9) Type: D. Miller; BM (ex herb. Buddle, Sloane collection); (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 9)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), horny, hard and close-textured but not brittle (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 December 2017

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Distributional note
The occurrence of this species in the Mediterranean Sea (where it has been reported either as Gelidium corneum or Gelidium sesquipedale) needs confirmation. Mediterranean authors have generally used the name Gelidium corneum to indicate Gelidium latifolium (synonym of Gelidium spinosum); see note in Furnari et al., (1999: 35). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
1 m depth, on a snail (Lipkin & Silva 2002). - (28 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025

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