Callithamnion verticillatum Suhr 1840

Publication Details
Callithamnion verticillatum Suhr 1840: 290

Published in: Suhr, J.N. von (1840). Beiträge zur Algenkunde. Flora 23(17): 257-265, no figs.

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Publication date: "7 Mai 1840"

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Callithamnion is Callithamnion corymbosum (Smith) Lyngbye.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Antithamnionella verticillata (Suhr) Lyle.

Source of Synonymy
Lyle, L. (1922). Antithamnionella, a new genus of algae. J. Bot. 60: 346-350, 6 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: "Kaffernküste, von Ecklon" [South Africa collected by Von Ecklon]; (Suhr 1840: 290) Notes: Typus non designatus (Athanasiadis 1996: 113).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), verticillate, whorled (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 July 2019

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Taxonomic note
Binomial also proposed by Kützing Phyc. gen.: 373. 1843, with Basionym Conferva verticillata Lightfoot 1777, but it was illegitimate: Not Callithamnion verticillatum Suhr 1840. (See INA) - (23 October 2023) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 July 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 April 2025