Hormoceras diaphanum (Lightfoot) Kützing 1842
Current name:
Ceramium diaphanum (Lightfoot) Roth
recolectada en la zona Sur del Macizo Guamuhaya. Detalle de extremos de varios filamentos y ramificaciones. Foto: Ángel Moreira.
Publication Details
Hormoceras diaphanum (Lightfoot) Kützing 1842: 733
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1842 '1841'). Ueber Ceramium Ag.. Linnaea 15(6): 727-746.
Request PDFPublication date: February-March 1842
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Hormoceras.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ceramium diaphanum (Lightfoot) Roth.
Basionym
Conferva diaphana Lightfoot
Type Information
Type locality: Scotland; (Silva & al. 1996: 395) Lectotype: BM-K; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 54)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), colourless and nearly or quite transparent, diaphanous (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 November 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
