Ceramium spiniferum Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Ceramium spiniferum Kützing 1849: 688
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
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 Ceramium gaditanum (Clemente) Cremades.
Type Information
Type locality: Ad Gades leg. Willkomm, ad Neapolin: Naegeli (317); (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Willkomm (from Cadiz); L; Herb. Lugd. Bat. 940.142.444 (Dixon 1959: 341) Notes: According to Dixon (1959: 341), C. spiniferum is based on specimens from England and the Atlantic coast of Spain and not on material from the Mediterranean.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spine-bearing (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 November 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
