Callithamnion spinosum Harvey 1833
Publication Details
Callithamnion spinosum Harvey 1833: 345
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1833). Div. I. Inarticulatae. Div. II. Confervoideae; Div. III. Gloiocladeae. In: The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith. Class XXIV. Cryptogamia. Vol. V. (or Vol. II of Dr. Hooker's British flora). Part I. Comprising the Mosses, Hepaticae, Lichens, Characeae and Algae. (Hooker, W.J. Eds), pp. 259-262, 264-401. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Paternoster-Row.
Request PDFType 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 hookeri (Dillwyn) Maggs & Hommersand.
Type Information
Type locality: Sidmouth, Devon, England; (Harvey 1833: 345) Lectotype: Mrs Griffiths; undated; TCD; (Dixon & Price 1981: 134) Notes: Harris (1966) cited as holotype a specimen at TCD, undefined as to the locality and lacking further identifying data. That specimen is of no imporance to the correct typification (Dixon & Price, 1981: 134).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiny.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 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
