Ceramium esculentum (Linnaeus) Stackhouse 1797
Current name:
Alaria esculenta (Linnaeus) Greville
Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland; fertile sporophylls; dark areas are zoosporangial sori - 18 April 2003. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Ceramium esculentum (Linnaeus) Stackhouse 1797: xxiv
Published in: Stackhouse, J. (1797). Nereis britannica; continens species omnes fucorum in insulis britannicis crescentium: descriptione latine et anglico, necnon iconibus ad vivum depictis... Fasc. 2. pp. ix-xxiv, 31-70, pls IX-XIII. Bathoniae [Bath] & Londini [London]: S. Hazard; J. White.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ceramium is Ceramium palmatum (Linnaeus) Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Alaria esculenta (Linnaeus) Greville.
Basionym
Fucus esculentus Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: Atlantic Ocean; (Widdowson 1971: 31) Lectotype: LINN; 1274.63 (Widdowson 1971: 31)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), edible (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 January 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 January 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 September 2024