Abstract
Gelidium allanii Chapman is endemic to northern New Zealand with a highly localised distribution. This species has remained little known, having been collected from only one locality for more than 40 years. We compare this species with other New Zealand members of the Gelidiaceae, in particularGelidium caulacantheum andPterocladia capillacea, presenting new data on morphology, distribution and agar chemistry to more fully characteriseG. allanii.G. allanii possesses a very distinctive, highly pyruvated agar. New Zealand records of two Australian speciesG. australe andG. asperum are examined and it is concluded that there is no evidence for their occurrence in New Zealand.
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Nelson, W.A., Knight, G.A., Falshaw, R. et al. Characterisation of the enigmatic, endemic red algaGelidium allanii (Gelidiales) from northern New Zealand — morphology, distribution, agar chemistry. J Appl Phycol 6, 497–507 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02182404
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