Ceramiella Børgesen, 1953
Holotype species: Ceramiella huysmansii (Weber Bosse) Børgesen
Currently accepted name for the type species: Corallophila huysmansii (Weber Bosse) R.E.Norris
Original publication and holotype designation: Børgesen, F. (1953). Some marine algae from Mauritius. Additions to the parts previously published. V. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, Biologiske Meddleleser 21(9): 62, 20 figs, 3 plates.
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Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Corallophila.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Schneider, C.W. & Wynne, M.J. (2007). A synoptic review of the classification of red algal genera a half a century after Kylin's "Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen". Botanica Marina 50: 197-249.
Comments: Plant closely resembling Ceramium, originally separated for monopodial, endogenous branching and transverse division of apical cell. Validity of genus challenged (Hommersand 1963), but maintained by later authors on basis of above features and detail of reproductive structures. Recorded from tropical and subtropical seas.
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 October 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
