Ceramium musciforme (Wulfen) Ruchinger 1818

Publication Details
Ceramium musciforme (Wulfen) Ruchinger 1818: 264

Published in: Ruchinger, G. (1818). Flora dei Lidi Veneti. pp. [i-iv], [1]-304. In Venezia [Venice]: Presso Gio. Giacomo Fuchs Dalla Tip. Picotti.

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Type 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 Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamouroux.

Source of Synonymy
Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1813). Essai sur les genres de la famille des Thalassiophytes non articulées. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 20: 21-47, 115-139, 267-293, plates 7-13.

Basionym
Fucus musciformis Wulfen

Type Information
Type locality: Trieste, Italy; (Silva & al. 1996: 300)Trieste; CCXCV (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), moss-like.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 February 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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