Gelidium corneum var. hystrix J.Agardh 1851
Current name:
Gelidium spinosum var. hystrix (J.Agardh) G.Furnari
beached specimen in November, Italy (Thyrrhenian, Golfo di Policastro, Praia a Mare); - 15 November 2023. Luigi Campagna (golfopolikayak@yahoo.com)
Publication Details
Gelidium corneum var. hystrix J.Agardh 1851: 470
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1851). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 2, fasc. 1. pp. 337 [bis]-351 [bis] 352-506. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
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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 Gelidium spinosum var. hystrix (J.Agardh) G.Furnari.
Source of Synonymy
Cormaci, M., Lanfranco, E., Borg, J.A., Buttgieg, J.A., Furnari, G., Micallef, S.A., Mifsud, C., Pizzuto, F., Scammacca, B. & Serio, D. (1997). Contributions to the knowledge of benthic marine algae on rocky substrata of the Maltese Islands (Mediterranean Sea). Botanica Marina 40: 203-215.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), horny, hard and close-textured but not brittle (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 April 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 February 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
