Dorythamnion Nägeli, 1862
Type species: a type species (generitype) appears not to have been designated.
Publication details: Nägeli, 1862: 110
Original publication: Nägeli, C. (1862 '1861'). Beiträge zur morphologie und systematik der Ceramiaceae. Sitzungsberichte der Königlichen Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 1861(2): 297-415, 30 figs, 1 pl.
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Taxonomic status: The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Dixon, P.S. & Price, J.H. (1981). The genus Callithamnion (Rhodophyta: Ceramiaceae) in the British Isles. Bulletin of the Britsh Museum (Natural History), Botany 9: 99-141.
Nomenclatural note
According to Dixon & Price (1981: 113) and Schneider & Wynne (2007: 207), this genus name is a synonym of Callithamnion Lyngbye sensu lato. However, no type has been designated. Nägeli (1861) included for species D. tetragonum, D. brachiatum, D. baileyi and D? guttatum. - (16 April 2018) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
