Callithamnion minutissimum Zanardini 1841
Publication Details
Callithamnion minutissimum Zanardini 1841: 176, pl. II [2]: fig. 3
Published in: Zanardini, G. (1841). Synopsis algarum in mari Adriatico hucusque collectarum, cui accedunt monographia siphonearum nec non generales de algarum vita et structura disquisitiones cum tabulis auctoris manu ad vivum depictis. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, ser. 2 4: 105-255, pls. I-VIII.
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 Rhodochorton velutinum (Hauck) Hamel.
Type Information
Type locality: "...Cystoseira e mari rejectas ut villum minutissimum caudicem dense investiens Tergesti detexu." [Trieste, Adriatic Sea]; (Zanardini 1841: 176)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), extremely small.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 March 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 March 2017
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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 16 April 2024
