Ceramium rubrum var. pacificum Collins 1913
Current name:
Ceramothamnion pacificum (Collins) M.J.Wynne & C.W.Schneider
Northern California - 08 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)
Publication Details
Ceramium rubrum var. pacificum Collins 1913: 125
Published in: Collins, F.S. (1913). The marine algae of Vancouver Island. Bulletin of the Victoria Memorial Museum 1: 99-137.
Publication date: "October 23, 1913"
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 Stirkia pacifica (Collins) 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
Syntype localities: "Departure bay, Barclay sound, Macoun; Port Renfrew, Butler & Polley."; (Collins 1913: 125) Lectotype (Monterey Bay, designated by Cho & al. 2002: 565): FH; (Cho, Boo & Hansen 2002: 565) Notes: "This name was first used with a plant distributed in Hauck & Richter, Phycotheca Universalis, No. 302. It has been in use since then, but as nomen nudum" (Collins 1913: 125). Cho et al. (2002: 565) designate Phykotheka Universalis 302 (FH) as lectotype.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), red (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 January 1999 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 21 November 2024