Meristiella gelidium (J.Agardh) D.P.Cheney & P.W.Gabrielson 1987
Publication Details
Meristiella gelidium (J.Agardh) D.P.Cheney & P.W.Gabrielson 1987: 483, figs 1-4, 7-26
Published in: Gabrielson, P.W. & Cheney, D.P. (1987). Morphology and taxonomy of Meristiella gen nov. (Solieriaceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 23: 481-493.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Meristiella.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Meristotheca gelidium (J.Agardh) E.J.Faye & Masuda.
Source of Synonymy
Faye, E.J., Shimada, S., Kogame, K. & Masuda, M. (2004). A new red algal species Meristotheca dakarensis (Solieriaceae, Gigartinales) from Senegal, western Africa, with comments on the relegation of Meristiella Cheney to synonymy with Meristotheca J.Agardh. Cryptogamie Algologie 25: 241-259.
Basionym
Eucheuma gelidium (J.Agardh) J.Agardh
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 January 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 January 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
