Ceramium pennatum J.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1851
Publication Details
Ceramium pennatum J.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1851: 136
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1851). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 1. pp. [i]-xii, [1]-336 + 337-351 [Addenda and Indices]. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
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 Ceramium pallidum (Kützing) Bertoloni.
Source of Synonymy
Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.H. (1993). Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 3A. Ceramiales. pp. [i]-xv, 1-444, 129 figs, map. London: HMSO.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pinnate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 August 2011
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: not Ceramium pennatum (Hudson) Roth, 1800. - (08 October 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 August 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
