Callithamnion brownianum Harvey 1855
Publication details
Callithamnion brownianum Harvey 1855: 561
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
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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 Spongoclonium brownianum (Harvey) J.Agardh
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Type information
Lectotype locality: King George Sound (Womersley 1998: 293). Lectotype (tetrasporangial): Harvey, Trav. Set 264; TCD (Womersley 1998: 293). Notes: Various in Western Australia (Silva et al. 1996: 425). "Rottnest, Fremantle and King George Sound", W. Australia (Womersly 1998: 293).
No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.
Key references
Womersley, H.B.S. (1998). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIC. Ceramiales - Ceramiaceae, Dasyaceae. pp. [1]-535, 235 figs, 4 col. figs in 2 pls. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study & State Herbarium of South Australia.
Created: 20 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 06 September 2011 by M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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