Callithamnion conspicuum (Sonder) Harvey 1859
Current name:
Spongoclonium conspicuum Sonder
Augusta, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Callithamnion conspicuum (Sonder) Harvey 1859: 335
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.
Type 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 Spongoclonium conspicuum Sonder.
Basionym
Spongoclonium conspicuum Sonder
Type Information
Type locality: Cape Liptrap, Victoria, Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 425) Holotype: Mueller; 1853; (Womersley 1998: 289) Notes: Womersley (1998: 289) notes that the holotype is missing from MEL, 1007336 (see Wollaston (1990: 21).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024