Hormoceras nodosum Kützing 1842
Publication Details
Hormoceras nodosum Kützing 1842: 732
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1842 '1841'). Ueber Ceramium Ag.. Linnaea 15(6): 727-746.
Request PDFPublication date: February-March 1842
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hormoceras is Hormoceras diaphanum (Lightfoot) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ceramium diaphanum (Lightfoot) Roth.
Source of Synonymy
Harvey, W.H. (1847). Phycologia britannica, or, a history of British sea-weeds: containing coloured figures, generic and specific characters, synonymes, and descriptions of all the species of algae inhabiting the shores of the British Islands. pp. text with plates, pls LXXIX-CXLIV [79-144]. London: Reeve & Benham.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Golfo di Genova and Trieste, Italy; (Silva & al. 1996: 395)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), knotted, knobbly (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 November 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
