Ceramium australe Sonder 1845
Publication Details
Ceramium australe Sonder 1845: 52
Published in: Sonder, G. (1845). Nova algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Priess, Ph. Dr. Botanische Zeitung 3(4): 49-57.
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ceramium is Ceramium virgatum Roth.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia, probably near Perth, Australia; (Womersley 1978: 230) Lectotype: Preiss; on Haliptilon; LD; 20679 (Womersley 1998: 407) Notes: Womersley (1998: 407) notes that the type is not located in MEL. According to Womersley (1978: 230), there are isotypes in LD (20679), on Corallina, selected as lectotype), TCD (on Laurencia), and S (on Corallina.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 December 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
