Callithamnion floccosum var. pacificum Harvey 1862
Publication Details
Callithamnion floccosum var. pacificum Harvey 1862: 176
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1862). Notice of a collection of algae made on the northwest coast of North America, chiefly at Vancouver Island, by David Lyall, Esq., M.D., R.N., in the years 1859-1861. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Botany 6: 157-177.
Request PDFType 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 Antithamnionella pacifica (Harvey) E.M.Wollaston.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "On stems of larger Algse, Orcas Island and Esquimalt, Dr. Lyall."; (Harvey 1862: 176)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), woolly.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 May 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 May 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
