Ceramium confervoides Roth, nom. illeg. 1797
Publication Details
Ceramium confervoides Roth, nom. illeg. 1797: 151, pl. 8: fig. 3
Published in: Roth, A.W. (1797). Catalecta botanica quibus plantae novae et minus cognitae describuntur atque illustrantur. Fasc. 1. pp. [i]-viii, [1]-244 [1-2, index, pls], 8 pls. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: in Bibliopolo I.G. Mülleriano.
Request PDFType 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 Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman.
Origin of Species Name
Compound (Latin), resembling the genus Conferva.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 October 2018
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: superfluous at the time of publication as Conferva littoralis Linnaeus, 1753 was included in synonymy. The name is thus nomenclaturally Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman but is generally considered a taxonomic synonym of Ectocarpus siliculosus. - (05 March 2009) - M.D. Guiry
Taxonomic note
It exists also Ceramium confervoides Bory 1823, with Basionym Conferva fracta O.F.Müller 1787, but it was illegitimate: unwarranted change of epithet. (See INA) - (21 April 2025) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 July 2025
