Callithamnion arachnoideum C.Agardh 1828
Publication Details
Callithamnion arachnoideum C.Agardh 1828: 121
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Callithamnion is Callithamnion corymbosum (Smith) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aglaothamnion tenuissimum (Bonnemaison) Feldmann-Mazoyer.
Source of Synonymy
Dixon, P.S. & Price, J.H. (1981). The genus Callithamnion (Rhodophyta: Ceramiaceae) in the British Isles. Bulletin of the Britsh Museum (Natural History), Botany 9: 99-141.
Type Information
Type locality: ‘’in mari Atantico ad Noveboracum, unde misit Torry"; (Dixon & Price 1981: 131) Lectotype: LD, Herb. alg. Agardh; 18435 (Dixon & Price 1981: 131) Notes: Other material : LD, Herb. Alg. Agardh 18436 (mica preparation 18435), 18443.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
