Ceramium diaphanum (Lightfoot) Roth 1806

Publication Details
Ceramium diaphanum (Lightfoot) Roth 1806: 154

Published in: Roth, A.G. [=A.W.] (1806). Catalecta botanica quibus plantae novae et minus cognitae describuntur atque illustrantur. Fasciculus tertius cum tabulis aenaeis XII. pp. [i-viii], [1]-350, [1-2, index pi.], [1-6, index] [1, err.], pls I-XII. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: in Bibliopolio Io. Fr. Gleditschiano.

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Type 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.

Basionym
Conferva diaphana Lightfoot

Type Information
Type locality: Scotland; (Silva & al. 1996: 395) Lectotype: BM-K; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 54)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), colourless and nearly or quite transparent, diaphanous (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 May 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 April 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024

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