Callithamnion pikeanum Harvey 1853

Publication Details
Callithamnion pikeanum Harvey 1853: 230

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Callithamnion is Callithamnion corymbosum (Smith) Lyngbye.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Golden Gate, California; (INA 1996) Type: Capt. Nicholas Pike; TCD; (INA 1996)

Eponomy
Named for Capt. Nicholas Pike of Boston, the collector.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 April 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 April 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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