Ceratodictyon variabile (J.Agardh) R.E.Norris 1987
Current name:
Ceratodictyon variabile (J.Agardh) R.E.Norris
Panama. Branch apex showing multiple cells at growing tip.Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Ceratodictyon variabile (J.Agardh) R.E.Norris 1987: 243, figs 1-9 (as 'variabilis')
Published in: Norris, R.E. (1987). The systematic position of Gelidiopsis and Ceratodictyon (Gigartinales, Rhodophyceae), genera new to South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 53: 239-246, 13 figs.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Ceratodictyon is Ceratodictyon spongiosum Zanardini.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Gelidium variabile Greville ex J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Madras, India; (Silva & al. 1996: 362) Type: Wight; Herb. Agardh, LD; (INA 1996) Notes: This type locality was first recorded through a personal comment from I. Price.
Dawson (1953: 86): Holotype is a specimen collected by Wight, probably in the Hooker Herbarium at Kew, England. According to Feldmann, 1931, an isotype is in the Agardh Herbarium, Lund, Sweden.
Data from INA and Silva et al. (1996) refer to Gelidium variabile J. Agardh.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), variable (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024
