Gelidium purpurascens

Gelidium purpurascens (fig. 1, 3)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gelidiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Rhodophyta Subdivisio: Rhodophytina Classis: Florideophyceae Subclassis: Rhodymeniophycidae Ordo: Gelidiales

Familia: Gelidiaceae
Genus: Gelidium
Species: Gelidium purpurascens

Name

Gelidium purpurascens N.L.Gardner, 1927

• Type locality: Moss Beach, San Mateo County, California.
• Holotype: Gardner; June 8,; UC 93572. Growing on rocks in pools in lower littoral belt.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Gelidium densum N.L.Gardner, 1927
  • Gelidium polystichum N.L.Gardner, 1927
  • Gelidium ramuliferum N.L.Gardner, 1927
  • Gelidium setchellii N.L.Gardner, 1927
  • Gelidium distichum N.H.Loomis, 1949
  • Gelidium papenfussii N.H.Loomis, 1949
  • Gelidium contortum N.H.Loomis, 1960
  • Gelidium gardneri N.H.Loomis, 1960

References

• Gardner, N.L. 1927. New species of Gelidium on the Pacific coast of North America. University of California Publications in Botany 13: 273–318, pls 36–54. Reference page. : 275, pls 38, 39
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020. Gelidium purpurascens. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 2020-03-02.

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