Ceramium repens var. saxitale Bonnemaison 1828
Publication Details
Ceramium repens var. saxitale Bonnemaison 1828: 140
Published in: Bonnemaison, T. (1828). Essai sur les hydrophytes loculées (ou articulées) de la famille des Épidermées et des Céramiées. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 16: 49-148, pls 3-8.
Request PDFType 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 Rhodochorton purpureum (Lightfoot) Rosenvinge.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (2016). Phycologia Europaea Rhodophyta Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxxviii, 1-762. Thessaloniki: Published and distributed by the author.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), creeping, prostrate and rooting (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 June 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 28 March 2017
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Taxonomic note
Garbary (1987: 73) was uncertain of the taxonomic position of this species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
