Ceramium proliferum f. secundatum (Lyngbye) H.E.Petersen, nom. inval.

Publication Details
Ceramium proliferum f. secundatum (Lyngbye) H.E.Petersen, nom. inval.

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 Ceramium secundatum Lyngbye.

Basionym
Ceramium secundatum Lyngbye

Type Information
Syntype localities: ad littora Faroensis, ut inter Thorhavn et Hoyviig [Faeroe Islands]; (Lyngbye 1819: 119) Lectotype: Lyngbye; 27 vi 1817; C; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 69) Notes: Cited in Maggs & Hommersand (1993) as J. Rueness, pers. comm. Hoyviig is the lectotype locality.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 May 2015

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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: unpublished name in herbarium S (see INA). As to name, referable to Ceramium secundatum. although specimens may be referable to other species of the genus. - (27 May 2015) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 May 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 March 2025

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