Calliarthron schmittii Manza 1937
Publication Details
Calliarthron schmittii Manza 1937: 566
Published in: Manza, A.V. (1937). New species of articulated corallines from South Africa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 23: 568-572.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Calliarthron is Calliarthron cheilosporioides Manza.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bossiella schmittii (Manza) H.W.Johansen.
Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J., Millar, A.J.K., Harvey, A. & Baba, M. (2008). Recognition of Pachyarthron and Bossiella as distinct genera in the Corallinaceae, subfamily Corallinoideae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 47: 265-293.
Type Information
Type locality: U.S.A.: California: Point Loma (San Diego); (INA 1996) Type: W. Schmitt; 1904; dredged from 21-24 fathoms; UC; 545744 (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 October 2010
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Nomenclatural note
Schneider & Wynne (2007) support the use of the genus Pachyarthron for species californicum subsp. schmitti but Woelkerling et al. (2008) recognize Bossiella. - (20 August 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025
