Ceramium siliquosum (Kützing) Maggs & Hommersand 1993
Publication Details
Ceramium siliquosum (Kützing) Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 74, fig. 25 A-C
Published in: Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.H. (1993). Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 3A. Ceramiales. pp. [i]-xv, 1-444, 129 figs, map. London: HMSO.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ceramium is Ceramium virgatum Roth.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Hormoceras siliquosum Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Torbay, Devon; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 74) Holotype: L; 940. 142.282 (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 74) Notes: Collector: Berkeley (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), siliquose (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 May 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 November 2023
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Nomenclatural note
"According to Maggs & Hommersand (1993; 76) many collections attributed to C. diaphanum, including Harvey%u2019 illustrations (1848, pl. 193) should be referred to as this species." (Cormaci & al. 2023: 219). - (13 November 2023) - M.D. Guiry
Habitat note
Epiphytic on smaller algae in lower-shore pools and subtidal to at least 12 m, at moderately to extremely wave-exposed sites, most frequently found around the margins of sandy patches in the shallow subtidal (Maggs & Hommersand 1993). - (06 February 2012) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 March 2025
