Spermothamnion roseolum (C.Agardh) Pringsheim 1862
Publication Details
Spermothamnion roseolum (C.Agardh) Pringsheim 1862: 25, pls IV-VI [4-6]
Published in: Pringsheim, N. (1862). Beiträge zur Morphologie der Meeres-Algen. Physikalische Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1862: 1-37, pls I-VIII.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spermothamnion is Spermothamnion turneri (Mertens ex Roth) Areschoug.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spermothamnion repens (Dillwyn) Magnus.
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.
Basionym
Ceramium roseolum C.Agardh
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 April 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2017
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Taxonomic note
Athanasiadis (2016: 1031) treats this as a separate species. Requires further taxonomic study. - (28 February 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2025
