Ceramium strictum (Mertens ex Dillwyn) Poiret, nom. illeg. 1811
Current name:
Polysiphonia stricta (Mertens ex Dillwyn) Greville
Spain, Galicia, Ría de A Coruña, 2009, cystocarpsIgnacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Ceramium strictum (Mertens ex Dillwyn) Poiret, nom. illeg. 1811: 170
Published in: Lamarck, J.-B. de & Poiret, J.M.L. (1783-1817). Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique. . Paris: Chez Panckoucke, Liège, chez Plomteux.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ceramium is Ceramium virgatum Roth.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Polysiphonia stricta (Mertens ex Dillwyn) Greville.
Basionym
Conferva stricta Mertens ex Dillwyn
Type Information
Syntype localities: "On rocks in the sea at Dover [Kent] and Swansea [Wales]."; (Dillwyn 1804: pl. 40) Lectotype (Swansea): Dillwyn; undated; BM-K; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 355) Notes: .
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), drawn close together, very upright, very straight (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 April 2015 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 August 2017
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Citing AlgaeBase
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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 18 April 2024
