Ceramium vagans P.C.Silva 1987

Current name: Ceramothamnion vagans (P.C.Silva) M.J.Wynne & C.W.Schneider
recolectada en la zona Sur del Macizo Guamuhaya. Detalle de extremos de varios filamentos y ramificaciones. Foto: Ángel Moreira.

Publication Details
Ceramium vagans P.C.Silva 1987: 56

Published in: Silva, P.C., Meñez, E.G. & Moe, R.L. (1987). Catalog of the benthic marine algae of the Philippines. Smithsonian Contributions to Marine Sciences 27: [i-ii] iii-iv, 1-179, 2 figs, 1 table.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ceramium is Ceramium virgatum Roth.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ceramothamnion vagans (P.C.Silva) M.J.Wynne & C.W.Schneider.

Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. & Schneider, C.W. (2023). Reinstatement of Ceramothamnion H.Richards (1901), a replacement name for the newly described Stirkia (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta). Notulae Algarum 296: 1-4.

Type Information
Type locality: Marshall Islands. Eniwetok Atoll, Parry Island; (Barros-Barreto & al. 2023: 29) Holotype: Dawson no. 13620a; 19.VIII.1955; BISH; (Barros-Barreto & al. 2023: 29)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 December 2023

Verification of Data
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Nomenclatural note
Replaced name: Ceramium vagabundum E.Y.Dawson ( ('vagabunde'), nom. illeg. - (05 October 2023) - M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025