Callithamnion cruciatum var. majus J.Agardh 1851
Publication Details
Callithamnion cruciatum var. majus J.Agardh 1851: 28
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1851). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 1. pp. [i]-xii, [1]-336 + 337-351 [Addenda and Indices]. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
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 Antithamnion cruciatum (C.Agardh) Nägeli.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (1996). Morphology and classification of the Ceramioideae (Rhodophyta) based on phylogenetic principles. Opera Botanica 128: [1]-216, 108 figs.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cross-shaped (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 October 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
