Gelidiella lubrica (Kützing) Feldmann & Hamel 1934
Publication Details
Gelidiella lubrica (Kützing) Feldmann & Hamel 1934: 535
Published in: Feldmann, J. & Hamel, G. (1934). Observations sur quelques Gélidiacées. Revue Générale de Botanique 46: 528-549, 11 figs.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Gelidiella is Echinocaulon spinellum Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Acrocarpus lubricus Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Napoli, Italy; (Silva & al. 1996: 151) Type: 1835; UC; 93566 (Santelices 2007: 295) Notes: There seems to be much confusion concerning the type locality: Index Nominum Algarum: Neapel!; Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: Napoli, Italy; Kraft & Abbott 1998: Mediterranean, France; Santelices 2007: Naples, France.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 March 2025
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Habitat note
Plants covered rather densely the shells of snails, both mobile and sessile (vemetids), sometimes while the animals still lived. They did not grow directly on the shell, but on encrusting coralline algae, foming mats to 5 mm thick (Lipkin & Silva 2002). - (31 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
