Ceramium byssoideum Harvey, nom. illeg. 1853
Publication Details
Ceramium byssoideum Harvey, nom. illeg. 1853: 218
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.
Request PDFType 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 Gayliella transversalis (Collins & Hervey) T.O.Cho & Fredericq.
Source of Synonymy
Cho, T.O., Boo, S.M., Hommersand, M.H., Maggs, C.A., McIvor, L. & Fredericq, S. (2008). Gayliella gen. nov. in the tribe Ceramieae (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Journal of Phycology 44: 721-738, 11 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Key West, Florida, U.S.A.; (Silva & al. 1996: 397)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 November 2023
Verification of Data
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: priority for Ceramium byssoides (Goodenough & Woodward) Ducluzeau, 1806; see Silva in Silva, Basson & Moe (1996: 920). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 June 2025
