Callithamnion pellucidum (Harvey) Hooker f. & Harvey 1847
Publication Details
Callithamnion pellucidum (Harvey) 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 Macrothamnion pellucidum (Harvey) Wollaston.
Basionym
Spyridia pellucida Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: "George Town V. D. L., R. Gunn, Esq., 1305: also in the Collection of 1840"; (Harvey 1844: 449-450) Lectotype (designated by Womersley 1998: 124): R. Gunn 1305; TCD; herb. Harvey (Womersley 1998: 124) Notes: "Type. TCD, Herb. Harvey (Gunn No. I305)" (Wollaston 1968:329).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pellucid, translucent but not hyaline (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 December 2008 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2021
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024