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Gelidium
spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva

Gelidium spinosum
(S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva
(detailed information)


Species Details
Class:	Florideophyceae
Genus:	Gelidium J.V. Lamouroux
Species:	Gelidium spinosum
Authority:	(S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva
Description:	Small alga, cartilaginous, crimson to purplish red, 20-60 mm long. Main axes distinctly flattened, often narrower at base, ultimate branches short, often opposite, spine-like or spathulate. Key characteristics: Clear pinnate branching, lower-intertidal and subtidal low-light habitats, and distinctly flattened main axis.

Name History	Adjective (Latin), spiny
Biogeography	NE Atlantic (Ireland and Britain to Canary Is); Mediterranean; Indo-Pacific (Indonesia).
Uses and compounds	Used as food in Indonesia, Borneo and Philippines.
References	Braune, W. (2008). Meeresalgen. Ein Farbbildführer zu den verbreiteten benthischen Grün- Braun- und Rotalgen der Weltmeere. pp. [1]-596, 266 pls. Ruggell: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag. Loiseaux-de Goër, S. & Noailles, M.-C. (2008). Algues de Roscoff. pp. [1]-215, col. figs. Roscoff: Editions de la Station Biologique de Roscoff.

Habitat:	In sheltered locations below the tidal mark.
Type information:	Basionym: Fucus spinosus S.G.Gmelin Syntype localities: "Mare mediterraneum et anglicum" (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 141)

Specimens

( 22 record(s) available )

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Type	Number	Species	Date	Coastal Station
(H)	192	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	1998-08-14	Porto Novo, Portugal
(H)	193	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	1998-02-26	Portinho da Areia do Norte (Peniche), Portugal
(H)	256	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	2000-03-23	Buarcos Bay, Portugal
(H)	257	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	1998-02-26	Portinho da Areia do Norte (Peniche), Portugal
(H)	363	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	1999-10-09	A-Ver-o-Mar, Portugal
(O)	803	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	1998-02-26	Portinho da Areia do Norte (Peniche), Portugal
(O)	916	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	1999-10-09	A-Ver-o-Mar, Portugal
(O)	978	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	1999-10-09	Aguçadoura, Portugal
(O)	1031	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	2000-03-23	Buarcos Bay, Portugal
(O)	3133	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	2010-05-28	Buarcos Bay, Portugal
(O)	3133	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	2010-05-28	Buarcos Bay, Portugal
(O)	3200	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	2009-08-28	S. Martinho do Porto, Portugal
(O)	3244	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	2010-07-11	Praia Norte, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
(H)	3425	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	2010-10-24	Buarcos Bay, Portugal
(H)	630	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	2012-10-15	Baleal, Portugal
(O)	3829	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	2012-10-15	Baleal, Portugal
(H)	4104	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	2012-10-20	Buarcos Bay, Portugal
(H)	4124	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	2012-10-20	Buarcos Bay, Portugal
(O)	4166	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	2012-08-06	Playa de la Arena, Tenerife, Spain
(O)	4180	Gelidium spinosum (S.G. Gmel.) P.C.Silva	2012-08-13	Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain