Callithamnion angustatum Hooker f. & Harvey 1847
Publication Details
Callithamnion angustatum Hooker f. & Harvey 1847: 412
Published in: Hooker, J.D. & Harvey, W.H. (1847). Algae tasmanicae: being a catalogue of the species of algae collected on the shores of Tasmania by Ronald Gunn, Esq., Dr. Heannerett, Mrs. Smith, Dr. Lyall and Dr. J.D. Hooker; with characters of the new species. London Journal of Botany 6: 397-417.
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 Hirsutithallia angustata (Hooker f. & Harvey) Wollaston & Womersley.
Type Information
Type locality: "Tasmania"; (Hooker & Harvey 1847: 412) Holotype: R. Gunn; BM; (Womersley 1998: 265) Notes: Probably collected at Georgetown.
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), narrowed (Sreenivasa Rao 1965).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 July 2001 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024