Ceramium comptum Børgesen 1924
Publication Details
Ceramium comptum Børgesen 1924: 28, fig. 10
Published in: Børgesen, F. (1924). Marine Algae. In: Plants from Beata Island, St. Domingo, collected by C.H. Ostenfeld. (Botanical results of the Dana-Expedition 1921-22, No. 1). Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 4(7): 14-35, 17 figs.
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 Yoneshiguea compta (Børgesen) Barros-Barreto, Maggs & M.A.Jaramillo.
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: Beata Island, Dominican Republic; (Silva & al. 1996: 393)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), adorned, ornamented, with a headdress (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 May 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
