Callithamnion tetricum var. minus C.Agardh 1828
Publication Details
Callithamnion tetricum var. minus C.Agardh 1828: 180 (as 'Callithamnion tetricum [gamma] minus')
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 Callithamnion is Callithamnion corymbosum (Smith) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pleonosporium borreri (Smith) Nägeli.
Source of Synonymy
Dixon, P.S. & Price, J.H. (1981). The genus Callithamnion (Rhodophyta: Ceramiaceae) in the British Isles. Bulletin of the Britsh Museum (Natural History), Botany 9: 99-141.
Type Information
Type locality: Pornic; (Dixon & Price 1981: 131) Holotype: LD; herb. alg. Agardh 18514 (Dixon & Price 1981: 131) Notes: As suggested by J. Agardh (1851: 53), the type material represents Pleonosporium borreri (Dixon & Price, 1981: 131).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), harsh (Newton 1931).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 August 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 April 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
