Callithamnion codii P.Crouan & H.Crouan, nom. inval. 1860
Publication Details
Callithamnion codii P.Crouan & H.Crouan, nom. inval. 1860: 368 (as 'Codii')
Published in: Crouan frères [Crouan, P.L. & Crouan, H.M.] (1860). Liste des algues marines découvertes dans le Finistère depuis la publication des algues de ce département en 1852. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 7: 367-373.
Request PDFType 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 Colaconema caespitosum (J.Agardh) Jackelman, Stegenga & J.J.Bolton.
Source of Synonymy
Furnari, G. & Cormaci, M. (2016). Nomenclatural and taxonomic observations on ‘Callithamnion codii’ (Rhodophyta: Colaconematales). Webbia 71: 241-244.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), living on the genus Codium.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 April 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Considered invalid by Furnari & Cormaci (2016: 242) as no description other than a brief of the habitat was provided: "Sur le Codium elongatum,
sur lequel il forme des gazons serrés au Delec; avril" [on Codium elongatum, on which it forms dense turfs at Delec; April]. Names based on this invalid name may also be invalid. - (07 April 2010) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
