Ceramianthemum usneoides (C.Agardh) Kuntze 1891
Current name:
Gracilaria usneoides (C.Agardh) J.Agardh
Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA. Littler, D.S., M.M. Littler and M.D. Hanisak (2008) Submersed Plants of the Indian River Lagoon: A Floristic Inventory and Field Guide. OffShore Graphics, Inc., Washington, DC, 298 pp. 584 distributed by Harbor BDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Ceramianthemum usneoides (C.Agardh) Kuntze 1891: 887
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Pars II. pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milano, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. A. Schechert, Charles Klincksierck.
Request PDFPublication date: 5 Nov 1891
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilaria usneoides (C.Agardh) J.Agardh.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus usneoides C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Brazil ; (Gurgel et al. 2020: 221) Type: Type; F.K. Mertens; LD; 29447 (Gurgel et al. 2020: 221)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the lichen genus Usnea.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 June 2015 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 September 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
