Ceramianthemum taenioides (J.Agardh) Kuntze 1891

Publication Details
Ceramianthemum taenioides (J.Agardh) Kuntze 1891: 887

Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 2 pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.

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Publication date: 5 November 1891

Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilaria edulis (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva.

Source of Synonymy
Lyra, D. de M., Iha, C., Grassa, C.J., Cai, L., Zhang, H.G., Lane, C., Blouin, N., Oliveira, M.C., Nunes, J. M de C. & Davis, C.C. (2021). Phylogenomics, divergence time estimation and trait evolution provide a new look into the Gracilariales (Rhodophyta). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 165(107294): [1-14], 4 figures.

Basionym
Gracilaria taenioides J.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: "Souliperon", Sri Lanka; (Silva & al. 1996: 167)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 May 2001 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 17 September 2021

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Taxonomic note
Millar & Xia (1997) cite this as a synonym of Gracilaria edulis (Gmelin) Silva 1952. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025