Callithamnion unilaterale Zanardini 1846
Publication Details
Callithamnion unilaterale Zanardini 1846: 39
Published in: Zanardini, G. (1846). Delle Callitamniee e di alcune nuove specie del genere Callithamnion Ag. Giornale Botanico Italiano Anno 1 (tomo 2)(1): 28-40.
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 Spermothamnion strictum (C.Agardh) Ardissone.
Source of Synonymy
Zanardini, G. (1863). Scelta di Ficee nuove o più rare del mare Adriatico. Decade quarta. Memorie del Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti 11(2): [269]-306, pls XXV-XXXII.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), one-sided, unilateral (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 December 2023
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Nomenclatural note
Substitute name for Griffithsia repens Zanardini, 1843: 56; priority for Callithamnion repens (Dillwyn) Lyngbye. - (26 April 2007) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
"This species was described by Zanardini himself (1846: 39) from Dalmatia (Croatia). Zanardini (1863: 285) considered it as a synonym of Ca. strictum [= S. strictum]. See also the note to S. flabellatum." (Cormaci & al. 2023: 432). - (05 December 2023) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
