Callithamnion circinnatum Womersley 1998
Publication Details
Callithamnion circinnatum Womersley 1998: 239-241, fig 111
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1998). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIC. Ceramiales - Ceramiaceae, Dasyaceae. pp. [1]-535, 235 figs, 4 col. figs in 2 pls. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study & State Herbarium of South Australia.
Request PDFPublication date: "Published 24 December 1998"
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 Aglaothamnion circinnatum (Womersley) Cormaci, G. Furnari & Alongi.
Type Information
Type locality: Port Noarlunga, South Australia; (Womersley 1998: 241) Holotype: Branden; 26 March 1987; 19 m deep on tyre reef; AD; A57453 (Womersley 1998: 241)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), coiled inward from the tip.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 July 2001 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 November 2023
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
