Ceramium miniatum Suhr ex J.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1851
Current name:
Ceramium suhrianum P.C.Silva
Top (A): Ceramium miniatum
Bottom (B): Ceramium isogonum
Publication Details
Ceramium miniatum Suhr ex J.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1851: 135
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1851). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 1. pp. [i]-xii, [1]-336 + 337-351 [Addenda and Indices]. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
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 Ceramium suhrianum P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Type Information
Type locality: Peru; (Silva & al. 1996: 404) Notes: Callao, Peru (?) (Womersley 1978: 240).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), saturn-red, flame-scarlet; literally, ‘painted with red lead’ (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 December 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: not Ceramium miniatum C.Agardh, 1824. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025
