Callithamnion cruciatum C.Agardh 1827
Current name:
Antithamnion cruciatum (C.Agardh) Nägeli
microscope, North of Portugal, Vilachá, 2006; gland cellsIgnacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Callithamnion cruciatum C.Agardh 1827: 637
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1827). Aufzählung einiger in den östreichischen Ländern gefundenen neuen Gattungen und Arten von Algen, nebst ihrer Diagnostik und beigefügten Bemerkungen. Flora oder Botanische Zeitung, Regensburg 10(no. 40 of the second volume): 625-640.
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 Antithamnion cruciatum (C.Agardh) Nägeli.
Type Information
Type locality: "Ad Tergestum in Algis majoribus." [Trieste, Italy]; (Agardh 1827: 637) Lectotype: LD; herb. alg. Agardh 18774 (slide B) (Maggs & Hommersand 1993) Notes: Lectotype illustrated in Athanasiadis (1986: fig. 1)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cross-shaped (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024