Callithamnion macropterum Meneghini ex Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Callithamnion macropterum Meneghini ex Kützing 1849: 650
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 Callithamnion is Callithamnion corymbosum (Smith) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pterothamnion macropterum (Meneghini ex Kützing) Nägeli.
Source of Synonymy
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.
Type Information
Type locality: Dalmatia; (Kützing 1849: 650) Notes: Type material not found (Athanasiadis 1996: 201).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 November 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 November 2023
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Taxonomic note
Identity uncertain due to absence of authentic material (Athanasiadis 1969: 201). - (07 October 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025
