Callithamnion grevillei Harvey 1833
Publication Details
Callithamnion grevillei Harvey 1833: 345
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1833). Div. I. Inarticulatae. Div. II. Confervoideae; Div. III. Gloiocladeae. In: The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith. Class XXIV. Cryptogamia. Vol. V. (or Vol. II of Dr. Hooker's British flora). Part I. Comprising the Mosses, Hepaticae, Lichens, Characeae and Algae. (Hooker, W.J. Eds), pp. 259-262, 264-401. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Paternoster-Row.
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 Aglaothamnion hookeri (Dillwyn) Maggs & Hommersand.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Firth of Forth, Scotland; (Dixon & Price 1981: 133) Lectotype: Dr. Greville; undated; BM; sine numero (Dixon & Price 1981: 133) Notes: Syntype localities: Firth of Forth, Dr Greville; Berwick, Dr Johnston.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 July 2025
