Hormoceras tenerrimum G.Martens 1866
Publication Details
Hormoceras tenerrimum G.Martens 1866: 146, pl. VIII: fig. 2
Published in: Martens, G. von (1868 '1866'). Die Tange. Die Preussische Expedition nach Ost-Asien. Nach amtlichen Quellen. Botanischer Theil. pp. 1-152, pls I-VII. Berlin: Verlag de Königlichen Geheimen Ober-Hofbuchdruckerei (R.Y. Decker).
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hormoceras is Hormoceras diaphanum (Lightfoot) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudoceramium tenerrimum (G.Martens) Barros-Barreto & Maggs.
Source of Synonymy
Barros-Barreto, M.B., Jaramillo, M.A., Hommersand, M.H., Ferreira, P.C.G. & Maggs, C.A. (2023). Phylogenetic analysis of the red algal tribe Ceramieae reveals multiple morphological homoplasies but defines new genera. Cryptogamie, Algologie 44(2): 13-33 [Appendices 34-58].
Type Information
Type locality: "April 1861 bei Nangasaki, Schottmüller" [Nagasaki, Japan]; (Martens 1868: 146) Notes: "Holotype. — Japan. Nagasaki, IV.1861." (Barros-Barreto & al. 2023: 27).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 May 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
