Gelidium aculeatum Hering 1846

Current name: Gracilaria aculeata (Hering) Papenfuss
KwaZulu-NatalFrederik Leliaert (Frederik.Leliaert@ugent.be)

Publication Details
Gelidium aculeatum Hering 1846: 210

Published in: Krauss, F. [Krauss, C.F.F. von] (1846). Pflanzen des Cap- und Natal-Landes, gesammelt und zusammengestellt von Dr. Ferdinand Krauss. (Schluss.). Flora 29(14): 209-215.

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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 Gracilaria aculeata (Hering) Papenfuss.

Source of Synonymy
Papenfuss, G.F. (1967). Notes on algal nomenclature - V. Various Chlorophyceae and Rhodophyceae. Phykos 5(1&2): 95-105.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), prickly, spine-like (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 May 2001 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 29 June 2010

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Nomenclatural note
Treated as a new name as Sphaerococcus aculeatus K. Hering, 1841, is illegitimate. - (19 February 2010) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 April 2025