Aglaothamnion byssoides (Arnott ex Harvey) C.F.Boudouresque & M.M.Perret-Boudouresque 1987
Publication Details
Aglaothamnion byssoides (Arnott ex Harvey) C.F.Boudouresque & M.M.Perret-Boudouresque 1987: 17
Published in: Boudouresque, C.-F. & Perret-Boudouresque, M. (1987). A checklist of the benthic marine algae of Corsica. pp. [1]-121. Marseille: GIS Posidonie publ.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Aglaothamnion is Aglaothamnion furcellariae (J.Agardh) Feldmann-Mazoyer.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aglaothamnion tenuissimum (Bonnemaison) Feldmann-Mazoyer.
Source of Synonymy
Furnari, G., L'Hardy-Halos, M.-T., Rueness, J. & Serio, D. (1998). On the conspecificity of Aglaothamnion tenuissimum and A. byssoides (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta). Taxon 47: 843-849, 8 figs, 2 tables.
Basionym
Callithamnion byssoides Arnott ex Harvey
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Whitsand Bay, Cornwall, England; (Harvey 1833: 342) Lectotype: Arnott; TCD; (Womersley 1998: 248)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 May 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 November 2023
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Nomenclatural note
This combination was also proposed by L'Hardy-Halos & Rueness (1990: 352). - (11 June 2007) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Furnari et al. (1998) concluded that Aglaothamnion byssoides and A. tenuissimum were conspecific. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 May 2025
