Bangia ciliaris Carmichael 1833

Publication Details
Bangia ciliaris Carmichael 1833: 316

Published in: [Hooker, W.J.] (1833). Div. I. Inarticulatae. In: The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith. Class XXIV. Cryptogamia. Vol. V. (or Vol. II of Dr. Hooker's British flora). Part I. Comprising the Mosses, Hepaticae, Lichens, Characeae and Algae. (Hooker, W.J. Eds), pp. 250-259. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Paternoster-Row.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Bangia is Bangia atropurpurea (Mertens ex Roth) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Porphyrostromium ciliare (Carmichael) M.J.Wynne.

Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (1986). Porphyrostromium Trevisan (1848) vs Erythrotrichopeltis Kornmann (1984) (Rhodophyta). Taxon 35: 328-329.

Type Information
Type locality: Appin, Argyll, Scotland ; (Silva & al. 1996: 90) Type: BM?; Notes: On leaves of Zostera; collected by Carmichael (INA).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 April 2022

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Nomenclatural note
The name may be attributed to Carmichael becasue his description from a manuscript is quoted in part (Guiry, pers. comm.). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025

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