Callithamnion polyrhizum Harvey 1863
Publication Details
Callithamnion polyrhizum Harvey 1863: lvi
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1863). Phycologia australica: or, a history of Australian seaweeds; comprising coloured figures and descriptions of the more characteristic marine algae of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia, and a synopsis of all known Australian algae. Vol. 5. pp. [i]-x, v-lxxiii (Synoptic catalogue), Plates CCXLI-CCC (with text). London: Lovell Reeve.
Request PDFType 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 Acrochaetium polyrhizum (Harvey) J.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: Port Fairy [Victoria, Australia]; (Harvey 1863: lvi) Type: TCD?;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 July 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 15 February 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Alg. aust. exsicc. 520. - (15 February 2024) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
