Gelidium lineare Iha & Freshwater 2016
Publication Details
Gelidium lineare Iha & Freshwater 2016: 559, figs 6-24
Published in: Iha, C., O'Shaughnessy, K.A., Guimarães, S.M.P.B., Oliveira, M.C. & Freshwater, D.W. (2016). Taxonomic reappraisal of Gelidium coarctacum (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta) and Gelidium lineare sp. nov. from the tropical western Atlantic. Phycologia 55(5): 555-563.
Publication date: 2016
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.
Type Information
Type locality: Castelhanos Beach, Anchieta, Espírito Santo, Brazil; (Iha et al. 2016: 559) 559: 5 May 2012 (epitype) Holotype; C. Iha , B. Torrano-Silva & F. Nauer; SPF; 57727 (upper left specimen on the herbarium sheet) (Iha et al. 2016: 559)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), linear (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 September 2016 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 September 2016
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 September 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 January 2025
