Ceramium bisporum D.L.Ballantine 1990
Publication Details
Ceramium bisporum D.L.Ballantine 1990: 146, figs 1-5
Published in: Ballantine, D.L. (1990). Ceramium bisporum (Rhodophyta, Ceramiales), an unusual new species from deep-water habitats in the Caribbean. Phycologia 29: 146-149.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ceramium is Ceramium virgatum Roth.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Yoneshiguea bispora (D.L.Ballantine) Serio.
Source of Synonymy
Cormaci, M., Furnari, G., Alongi, G. & Serio, D. coautrice per le Ceramieae (2023). Flora marina bentonica del Mediterraneo: Rhodophyta - Rhodymeniophycidae III: Ceramiales I (RHODOMELACEAE escluse). Bollettino Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali in Catania 56(386): 81-621, 109 pls.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Grappler Bank, southeast Puerto Rico; (Ballantine 1990: 147) Holotype: 9 August 1987; US; 99420 (Ballantine 1990: 147) Notes: Isotypes deposited in MSM.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 December 2023
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Distributional note
This species is considered to have been introduced into the Mediterranean (Verlaque et al. 2015: 135), probably by shipping, being first found in the Greek Aegean in 1980; it is now found in Greece and Italy. - (04 November 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 April 2025
