Callithamnion hirtum Hooker f. & Harvey 1845
Publication Details
Callithamnion hirtum Hooker f. & Harvey 1845: 192, pl. 78: fig. 2
Published in: Harvey, W.H. & Hooker, J.D. (1845). XXXVI. Algae L. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, Kt., R.N., F.R.S., etc. by Joseph Dalton Hooker, M.D., R.N., F.L.S., assistant surgeon of the "Erebus" and botanist to the expedition. Vol. 1. Flora antarctica. Part I. Botany of Lord Auckland's Group and Campbell's Island. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 175-193. London: L. Reeve.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 May 1845
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 Pleonosporium hirtum (Hooker f. & Harvey) Laing.
Source of Synonymy
Laing, R.M. (1905). On the New Zealand species of Ceramiaceae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 37: 384-408, 8 pls.
Type Information
Type locality: Auckland Is; (Womersley 1998: 299) Holotype: Herb. Hooker, BM; (Womersley 1998: 299)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), hairy.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025
