Callithamnion seirospermum (Harvey) Griffiths 1841

Publication Details
Callithamnion seirospermum (Harvey) Griffiths 1841: 113

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1841). A manual of the British algae: containing generic and specific descriptions of the known British species of sea-weeds and of Confervae both marine and fresh-water. pp. [i-v]-lvii, [1]-229. London: John Van Voorst.

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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 Seirospora interrupta (Smith) F.Schmitz.

Source of Synonymy
Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.H. (1993). Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 3A. Ceramiales. pp. [i]-xv, 1-444, 129 figs, map. London: HMSO.

Basionym
Callithamnion versicolor var. seirospermum Harvey

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 November 2023

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Distributional note
"Ca. seirospermum (Harvey) Griffiths. This species was first recorded from the Mediterranean Sea by Ardissone & Strafforello (1877: 172) at Porto Maurizio (Liguria, Italy)." (Cormaci & al. 2023: 337). - (21 November 2023) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025

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