Callithamnion aculeatum Harvey 1855
Publication Details
Callithamnion aculeatum Harvey 1855: 566
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
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 Trithamnion aculeatum (Harvey) Womersley & Wollaston.
Type Information
Type locality: King George Sound, W. Australia; (Womersley 1998: 182) Lectotype: On Posidonia; Herb. Harvey, TCD; Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 528 (Womersley 1998: 182)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), prickly, spine-like (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 June 2001 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 September 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 September 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
