Hormoceras Kützing, 1841
Lectotype species: Hormoceras diaphanum (Lightfoot) Kützing
Currently accepted name for the type species: Ceramium diaphanum (Lightfoot) Roth
Original publication: Kützing, F.T. (1842 '1841'). Ueber Ceramium Ag.. Linnaea 15(6): 727-746.
Type designated in: Nakamura, Y. (1950). New Ceramium and Campylaephora from Japan. Scientific Papers of the Institute of Algological Research, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Imperial University 3: 155-172, 7 figs..
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2018-04-24 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ceramium.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as neuter.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Schneider, C.W. & Wynne, M.J. (2007). A synoptic review of the classification of red algal genera a half a century after Kylin's "Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen". Botanica Marina 50: 197-249.
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024