Gelidium rectangulare A.H.S.Lucas 1931

Publication Details
Gelidium rectangulare A.H.S.Lucas 1931: 407, pl. 23: fig. 1

Published in: Lucas, A.H.S. (1931). Notes on Australian marine algae. VI. Descriptions of six new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 56: 407-411, 5 pls [XXIII-XXVII].

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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 Orthogonacladia rectangularis (A.H.S.Lucas) G.H.Boo & T.Wernberg.

Source of Synonymy
Boo, G.H., Le Gall, L., Miller, K.A., Freshwater, D.W., Wernberg, T., Terada, R., Yoon, K.J. & Boo, S.M. (2016). A novel phylogeny of the Gelidiales (Rhodophyta) based on five genes including the nuclear CesA, with descriptions of Orthogonacladia gen. nov. and Orthogonacladiaceae fam. nov. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 101: 359-372, 6 figs.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Flinders Bay, Western Australia; (Womersley & Guiry 1994: 141) Lectotype: Lucas; September 1928; Herb. Lucas, NSW; (Womersley & Guiry 1994: 141) Notes: Flinders Bay near Cape Leeuwin.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), rectangular (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 30 September 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 September 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025

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