Callithamnion gracillimum C.Agardh 1828
Publication Details
Callithamnion gracillimum C.Agardh 1828: 168
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1828). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Voluminis secundi. Sectio prior. pp. [i]-lxxvi, [i]-189. Gryphiae [Greifswald]: sumptibus Ernesti Mauriti [Ernst Mauritius].
Request PDFPublication date: Sept-Dec 1828
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 Compsothamnion thuioides (Smith) F.Schmitz.
Source of Synonymy
Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.H. (1993). Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 3A. Ceramiales. pp. [i]-xv, 1-444, 129 figs, map. London: HMSO.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very slender (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 October 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
