WoRMS taxon details
Gelidium vagum Okamura, 1934
372129 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:372129)
accepted
Species
Gelidium chungii Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1935 · unaccepted (synonym)
Gelidium grubbae Fan, 1961 · unaccepted
marine
Okamura, K. (1934). On Gelidium and Pterocladia of Japan. Journal of the Imperial Fisheries Institute, 29: 47-67, Plates 16-33. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:73508
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:73508 [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Gelidium vagum Okamura, 1934. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=372129 on 2025-10-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Okamura, K. (1934). On Gelidium and Pterocladia of Japan. Journal of the Imperial Fisheries Institute, 29: 47-67, Plates 16-33. [details]
original description (of Gelidium chungii Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1935) Tseng, C. K. & Li, L. C. (1935). Some marine algae from Tsingtao and Chefoo, Shantun. <em>Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology (Botany).</em> 6: 183-235. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
original description (of Gelidium chungii Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1935) Tseng, C. K. & Li, L. C. (1935). Some marine algae from Tsingtao and Chefoo, Shantun. <em>Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology (Botany).</em> 6: 183-235. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:73508 [details]From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species remark In Dutch part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Still in early stages of invasion and may not establish on European shores longterm but could potentially modify shore ecosystems if the species becomes invasive [details]Introduced species vector dispersal United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) Aquaculture: accidental [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Dutch part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Fisheries: accidental with deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish
Potential vector - imports of Pacific oysters either from NW Pacific or elsewhere. [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Dutch part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Fisheries: accidental with deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヨレクサ | [details] |
Published in AlgaeBase 
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Gelidium grubbae Fan, 1961)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Gelidium chungii Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1935)
To Barcode of Life (47 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gelidium grubbae Fan, 1961)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gelidium vagum)
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 487 proteins)
Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Gelidium grubbae Fan, 1961)Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Gelidium chungii Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1935)To Barcode of Life (47 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gelidium grubbae Fan, 1961)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gelidium vagum)
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 487 proteins)
