Ceramium rubrum C.Agardh 1811
Current name:
Ceramium virgatum Roth
Collected near Roscoff (F), December 1984 - 29 December 2011. Christine Wosnitza
Publication Details
Ceramium rubrum C.Agardh 1811: 17
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1811). Dispositio algarum Sueciae, quam publico examini subjiciunt Carl Adolph Agardh... & Johannes Bruzelius, Scanus. Die xi decembris mdcccxi. p. ii. h. & l.s. pp. Pars 2: [i], 17-26. Lundae: Litteris Berlingianis.
Publication date: 11 Dec 1811
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ceramium is Ceramium virgatum Roth.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ceramium virgatum Roth.
Type Information
Notes: According to Womersley (1998: 391), the type is from Britain; neotype to be selected (see Silva et al. 1996: 403). See Maggs et al. (2002).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), red (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 January 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024