Ceramium macilentum J.Agardh 1894
Current name:
Ceramium macilentum J.Agardh
1. The upper portion of branches with circinate tips. 2. Tips with slender hairs. 3. Prostrate axis with rhizoids. 4. Natural habitat, low intertidal (Nhatrang Bay, Vietnam). Insert: habit. - 29 February 2012. Eduard and Tamara Titlyanova (etitlyanov@mail.ru)
Publication Details
Ceramium macilentum J.Agardh 1894: 15
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1894). Analecta algologica. Continuatio II. Lunds Universitets ÅrsSkrift, Andra Afdelningen, Kongl. Fysiografiska Sällskapets i Lund Handlingar 30(7): 1-99, 1 plate.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ceramium is Ceramium virgatum Roth.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia; (Agardh 1894: 15) Holotype: J.B.Wilson; LD; herb. alg. Agardh 20616 (Womersley 1998: 408)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), thin, meagre (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Appears to be moderately common in regions of slight water movement (Womersley 1978: 233).
Created: 22 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 October 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
