Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Rhodophyta > Subdivision Eurhodophytina > Class Florideophyceae > Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae > Order Gelidiales > Family Gelidiaceae > Genus Gelidium

Gelidium spinosum (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva, 1996

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Gelidium*	J.V. Lamouroux, 1813	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Gelidium latifolium*	Bornet ex Hauck, 1883	synonym

Children

Gelidium spinosum var. hystrix (J.Agardh) Furnari, 1997

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bokmål (Norwegian): bred agaralge sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian: bred agaralge sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: bred agaralge

Norwegian Nynorsk: brei agaralge

Nynorsk (Norwegian): brei agaralge

Literature

basis of record	Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38
additional source	Fredericq, S., T. O. Cho, S. A. Earle, C. F. Gurgel, D. M. Krayesky, L. E. Mateo-Cid, A. C. Mendoza-González, J. N. Norris, and A. M. Suárez. 2009. Seaweeds of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 187–259 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. I. Biodiversity, pp. 187-259. Texas A&M Univ. Press.
additional source	Algaebase

Genbank

Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase
WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
GenBank (6 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Guiry, Michael D. (2014). Gelidium spinosum (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva, 1996. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2014). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145594