Gelidiopsis variabilis (Greville ex J.Agardh) F.Schmitz 1895

Publication Details
Gelidiopsis variabilis (Greville ex J.Agardh) F.Schmitz 1895: 148

Published in: Schmitz, F. (1895). Marine Florideen von Deutsch-Ostafrica. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 21: 137-177.

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Gelidiopsis.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ceratodictyon variabile (J.Agardh) R.E.Norris.

Source of Synonymy
Le Gall, L., Dalen, J.L. & Saunders, G.W. (2008). Phylogenetic analyses of the red algal order Rhodymeniales supports recognition of the Hymenocladiaceae fam. nov., Fryeellaceae fam. nov., and Neogastroclonium gen. nov. Journal of Phycology 44: 1556-1571.

Basionym
Gelidium variabile Greville ex J.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: Madras, India; (Silva & al. 1996: 362) Type: Wight; Herb. Agardh, LD; (INA 1996) Notes: This type locality was first recorded through a personal comment from I. Price. Dawson (1953: 86): Holotype is a specimen collected by Wight, probably in the Hooker Herbarium at Kew, England. According to Feldmann, 1931, an isotype is in the Agardh Herbarium, Lund, Sweden. Data from INA and Silva et al. (1996) refer to Gelidium variabile J. Agardh.

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

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 20 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 January 2015

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Unspecified note
Falcao et al. (2005: 211 ) cite the authority as (Greville ex J. Agardh) F. Schmitz. - (05 October 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Nomenclatural notes
Gelidiopsis variabilis (J. Agardh) Schmitz 1895: 148 (Index Nominum Algarum; Silva et al., 1996: 362; Villaca et al., 2010: 117). - (08 October 2010) - G.M. Guiry
Børgesen (1950: 15) cites this species as Gelidiopsis variabilis (Greville) Schmitz. John et al. (2003) cite this species as Gelidiopsis variabilis (Greville ex J. Agardh) Schmitz. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
John et al. (2004) cite Ceratodictyon intricatum var. variabilis (Grev. ex J. Agardh) R.E. Norris and Gelidiopsis gracilis (Kütz.) Vickers as a synonym of this species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 January 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2025

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