Spermothamnion barbatum (C.Agardh) Bornet 1892
Publication Details
Spermothamnion barbatum (C.Agardh) Bornet 1892: 321
Published in: Bornet, E. (1892). Les algues de P.-K.-A. Schousboe. Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles et Mathématiques de Cherbourg 28: 165-376, pls I-III.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spermothamnion is Spermothamnion turneri (Mertens ex Roth) Areschoug.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ptilothamnion pluma (Dillwyn) Thuret.
Source of Synonymy
Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.H. (1993). Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 3A. Ceramiales. pp. [i]-xv, 1-444, 129 figs, map. London: HMSO.
Basionym
Callithamnion barbatum C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Marseilles, France; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 151) Lectotype: Schousboe; February 1820; LD; 17951 (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 151)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bearded.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 December 2023
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Nomenclatural note
"This species was described from Marseille (France) by C. Agardh (1828: 181) and later illustrated by Kützing (1861: 23, pl. 70/I). De Toni (1903: 1265) listed it among the synonyms of Spermothamnion barbatum (C. Agardh) Bornet, a new combination proposed by Bornet (1892: 321), but by him erroneously credited to [(C. Agardh) Nägeli (1862: 353)] who instead had proposed the transfer of Ca. barbatum to the genus Herpothamnion Nägeli as Herpothamnion barbatum (C. Agardh) Nägeli (= Ptilothamnion pluma). Maggs & Hommersand (1993; 149 and 151), based on the study of the lectotype, concluded that the above C. Agardh%u2019s species is synonym of P. pluma. Differently, Athanasiadis (2016: 1022) treats Sp. barbatum as distinct species. We follow Maggs & Hommersand (op. cit.) and M.D. Guiry in Guiry & Guiry (2023) in considering it as a synonym of P. pluma." (Cormaci & al. 2023: 417). - (04 December 2023) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 May 2025
