Ceramium musciforme (Wulfen) Ruchinger 1818
Current name:
Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamouroux
Hawaii; hooked apices; scale 1 mm - 01 July 2011. J.M. Huisman; scale 1 mm
Publication Details
Ceramium musciforme (Wulfen) Ruchinger 1818: 264
Published in: Ruchinger, G. (1818). Flora dei lidi veneti. pp. [i-iii], [1]-304. In Venezia [Venice]: Presso Gio. Giacomo Fuchs Dalla Tip. Picotti.
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 Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamouroux.
Basionym
Fucus musciformis Wulfen
Type Information
Type locality: Trieste, Italy; (Silva & al. 1996: 300)Trieste; CCXCV (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), moss-like.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 February 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024