Herpothamnion pectinatum (Montagne) Nägeli 1862

Publication Details
Herpothamnion pectinatum (Montagne) Nägeli 1862: 413

Published in: Nägeli, C. (1862 '1861'). Beiträge zur morphologie und systematik der Ceramiaceae. Sitzungsberichte der Königlichen Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 1861(2): 297-415, 30 figs, 1 pl.

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Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Antithamnion pectinatum (Montagne) Brauner.

Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. & Tittley, I. (1994). Antithamnioid algae (Rhodophyta, Ceramiaceae) newly recorded from the Azores. Phycologia 33: 77-80, 9 figs.

Basionym
Callithamnion pectinatum Montagne

Type Information
Type locality: "Auckland" [almost certainly Auckland Islands]; (Womersley 1998: 106) Lectotype: Dumont d'Urville; PC; (Athanasiadis 2009: 260) Notes: Type: 'Callithamnion pectinatum Mtg Auckland illustr. d'Urville' (Athanasiadis & Tittley 1994: 79). Athanasiadis (2009) notes that the lectotype was designated in Athanasiadis (1996: 147, fig. 67 A, B).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pectinate, with narrow close-set divisions like a comb (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 October 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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