Ceramium patens Greville 1828
Publication Details
Ceramium patens Greville 1828: pl. 318
Published in: Greville, R.K. (1828). Scottish cryptogamic flora, or coloured figures and descriptions of cryptogamic plants, belonging chiefly to the order Fungi; and intended to serve as a continuation of English Botany. Vol. 6 (fasc. 64) pp. pls 316-320. Edinburgh & London: MacLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin, Craddock & Joy.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ceramium is Ceramium virgatum Roth.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Heterosiphonia plumosa (J.Ellis) Batters.
Type Information
Type locality: "HAB. In the sea. Rejectamenta in Etterick Bay, Island of Bute, May." [Scotland]; (Greville 1828: pl. 318)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), spreading, outspread, diverging from the axis at almost 90 degrees (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 July 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 31 May 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
