Callithamnion luxurians J.Agardh ex Kützing
Publication details
Callithamnion luxurians J.Agardh ex Kützing 1849: 639
Original publication: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
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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 taxonomic synonym of Acrochaetium virgatulum (Harvey) Batters
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Distribution by country
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Callithamnion luxurians J.Agardh ex Kützing)
Europe: Sweden (Garbary 1987).
Taxonomic notes
Garbary (1987: 101) lists this species as a basionym of Acrochaetium luxurians (Agardh ex Kützing) Nägeli (1861).
Key references
Garbary, D.J. (1987). The Acrochaetiaceae (Rhodophyta): an annotated bibliography. Bibliotheca Phycologica 77: 1-267, 2 tables.
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Callithamnion&species=luxurians
SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Callithamnion&Species=luxurians
Created: 03 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi
Verified by: 26 March 2009 by M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 May 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: No taxonomy record found for this level.
