Ceramium obsoletum C.Agardh 1828
Current name:
Carpoblepharis obsoleta (C.Agardh) Barros-Barreto & Maggs
South AfricaRobert Anderson (Robert.Anderson@uct.ac.za)
Publication Details
Ceramium obsoletum C.Agardh 1828: 145
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 Ceramium is Ceramium virgatum Roth.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Carpoblepharis obsoleta (C.Agardh) Barros-Barreto & Maggs.
Source of Synonymy
Barros-Barreto, M.B., Jaramillo, M.A., Hommersand, M.H., Ferreira, P.C.G. & Maggs, C.A. (2023). Phylogenetic analysis of the red algal tribe Ceramieae reveals multiple morphological homoplasies but defines new genera. Cryptogamie, Algologie 44(2): 13-33 [Appendices 34-58].
Type Information
Type locality: "Ad Caput Bonae Spei, unde inter alias Algas allatam extricavi." [Cape of Good Hope, South Africa]; (Agardh 1828: 145) Lectotype (designated by Barros-Barreto & al. 2023: 4): LD; Herb. Alg. Agardh 21490 A, B and C (Barros-Barreto & al. 2023: 4) Notes: "The original description does not indicate a type, neither does it mention a specimen that can be designated as
holotype. Thus, we designated as lectotype C.Agardh’s collection in Lund Herbarium 21490 A (male plant), B
(tetrasporophyte), C (male plant) following Simons 1992 annotations." (Barros-Barreto & al. 2023: 4).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 May 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
