Callithamnion halliae Collins 1900

Publication Details
Callithamnion halliae Collins 1900: no. 698

Published in: Collins, F.S., Holden, I. & Setchell, W.A. (1900). Phycotheca boreali-americana. A collection of dried specimens of the algae of North America. Vol. Fasc. XIV-XVI, Nos. 651-800. Malden, Massachusetts.

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 Aglaothamnion halliae (Collins) Aponte, D.L.Ballantine & J.N.Norris.

Source of Synonymy
Aponte, N.E., Ballantine, D.L. & Norris, J.N. (1997). Aglaothamnion halliae comb. nov. and A. collinsii sp. nov. (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta): reslution of nomenclatural and taxonomic confusion. Journal of Phycology 33: 81-87, 7 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: Key West, Florida Keys; (Aponte, Ballantine & Norris 1997: 81) Lectotype: Mrs G. A. Hall; US; Alg. No. 43482 (Aponte, Ballantine & Norris 1997: 81) Notes: Isolectotypes: specimens in BM and MICH annotated as Aglaothamnion halliae

Eponomy
Named for the collectory, Mrs G.A. Hall

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 August 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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