Callithamnion elongatum Harvey 1859
Publication Details
Callithamnion elongatum Harvey 1859: 336, no fig.
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1859). Algae. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross...Vol. II. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. Monocotyledones and Acotyledones. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 282-343. 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 Anotrichium elongatum (Harvey) Baldock.
Type Information
Type locality: "Georgetown" [Tasmania]; (Harvey 1859: 336) Holotype: W.H. Harvey; TCD; Herb. Harvey, Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 534J (Womersley 1998: 353) Notes: Harvey cited Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 534, so Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 534J is the holotype and the distributed duplicates are isotypes.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), elongated (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 August 2001 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
