Callithamnion pinastroides var. ramulosum Reinsch 1888
Publication Details
Callithamnion pinastroides var. ramulosum Reinsch 1888: 155
Published in: Reinsch, P.F. (1888). Species et genera nova algarum ex insula Georgia australi. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 6: 144-156.
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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 simile (Hooker f. & Harvey) Nägeli.
Source of Synonymy
Papenfuss, G.F. (1964). Catalogue and bibliography of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic benthic marine algae. In: Antarctic Research Series. Volume 1. Bibliography of the Antarctic Seas. (Lee, M.O. Eds), pp. 1-76. Washington D.C.: American Geophysical Union.
Type Information
Type locality: South Georgia; (Reinsch 1888: 155) Notes: "Type: not designated" (Athanasiadis 1996: 63).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 October 2015
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Taxonomic note
Athanasiadis (1996: 63-64) discusses the possibility that this entity is synonymous with Pterothamnion simile. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025
