Callithamnion violaceum Harvey 1859
Publication Details
Callithamnion violaceum Harvey 1859: 334, no fig.
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1859). Algae. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. 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...Vol. II. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. Monocotyledones and Acotyledones. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 282-343. London: Lovell Reeve.
Request PDFType 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 Aglaothamnion violaceum (Harvey) Cormaci, G.Furnari & Alongi.
Type Information
Type locality: "On the woodwork of the jetty at Georgetown" [Tasmania]; (Harvey 1859: 334) Holotypes: W.H. Harvey; Herb, Harvey, TCD; Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 517 (Womersley 1998: 234) Notes: Harvey specified Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 517, which is then the holotype and duplicates are isoltypes.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), violet, refers to the blue-red colours nearer blue (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 July 2001 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 December 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
