Callithamnion micropterum Hooker f. & Harvey, nom. illeg. 1845
Publication Details
Callithamnion micropterum Hooker f. & Harvey, nom. illeg. 1845: 192
Published in: Harvey, W.H. & Hooker, J.D. (1845). XXXVI. Algae L. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, Kt., R.N., F.R.S., etc. by Joseph Dalton Hooker, M.D., R.N., F.L.S., assistant surgeon of the "Erebus" and botanist to the expedition. Vol. 1. Flora antarctica. Part I. Botany of Lord Auckland's Group and Campbell's Island. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 175-193. London: L. Reeve.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 May 1845
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 Callithamnion cryptopterum Kützing.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2021
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Nomenclatural note
Illegetimate: later homonym of Callithamnion micropterum (Montagne) Montagne; substitute name of Callithamnion cryptopterum proposed by Kützing (1849: 646). - (28 October 2008) - G.M. Guiry
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
