Spermothamnion capitatum Bornet 1892

Publication Details
Spermothamnion capitatum Bornet 1892: 323, pl. III [3]: figs 6, 7

Published in: Bornet, E. (1892). Les algues de P.-K.-A. Schousboe. Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles et Mathématiques de Cherbourg 28: 165-376, pls I-III.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spermothamnion is Spermothamnion turneri (Mertens ex Roth) Areschoug.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tiffaniella capitata (Bornet) Doty & Meñez.

Source of Synonymy
Doty, M.S. & Meñez, E.G. (1960). Tiffaniella, a new genus in the Ceramiales. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 79(2): 135-144, 14 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: Tanger [Tangier, Morocco]; (Bornet 1892: 323) Notes: Alg. Schousb. No. 220.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with a knob-like head or tip (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 January 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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