Callithamnion sphaericum P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh 1851
Current name:
Ptilothamnion sphaericum (P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh) Maggs & Hommersand
habit with polysporangia, Barizo, Galicia, Spain, 2000Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Callithamnion sphaericum P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh 1851: 20
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1851). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 1. pp. [i]-xii, [1]-336 + 337-351 [Addenda and Indices]. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
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 Ptilothamnion sphaericum (P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex J.Agardh) Maggs & Hommersand.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Anse du Minou, Brest, France; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 146) Holotype: Crouan; 25 viii 1836; LD; 35275 (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 146)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), globose, spherical (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 April 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 June 2014
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 June 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
