Callithamnion pedunculatum Kützing 1843

Publication Details
Callithamnion pedunculatum Kützing 1843: 371

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.

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Publication date: 14-16 Sep 1843

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 Acrochaetium barbadense (Vickers) Børgesen.

Source of Synonymy
Hamel, G. (1928). Sur les genres Acrochaetium Naeg. et Rhodochorton Naeg.. Revue Algologique 3: 159-210.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pedunculate, provided with a peduncle (a stalk) (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 29 April 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Occasionally cited as "Callithamnion pedunculatum Crouan frat. in Mazé & Schramm (1878: 143) but the name is credited in Mazé & Schramm (1878: 143) to Kützing (1849: 641). It was described from Brazil in Kützing (1943: 371), and is illustrated in Kützing (1867: pl. 22, II). - (24 March 2017) - M.D. Guiry

Taxonomic note
Hamel (1927: 70; 1928: 164) treated Callithamnion pedunculatum Kützing as a synonym of Acrochaetium barbadense (Vickers) Børgesen. - (29 April 2024) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 May 2025