Ceramium diaphanum var. lophophorum Feldmann-Mazoyer 1941

Publication Details
Ceramium diaphanum var. lophophorum Feldmann-Mazoyer 1941: 311, figs 117, 118 (left)

Published in: Feldmann-Mazoyer, G. (1941 '1940'). Recherches sur les Céramiacées de la Mediterranée occidentale. pp. 1-510, errata 1-3, 191 figs, 4 pls [I-IV]. Alger: Imprimerie Minerva 5, Rue Clauzel.

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Publication date: 17 May 1941

Type 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 siliquosum var. lophophorum (Feldman-Mazoyer) Serio.

Source of Synonymy
Serio, D. (1994). On the structure, typology and periodism of Cystoseira spinosa Sauvageau community and of Cystoseira zosteroides C. Agardh community from eastern coast of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea). Giornale Botanico Italiano 128: 941-973, 12 figs, 6 tables.

Type Information
Syntype localities: Cap Béar and Cap l'Abeille [Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales, France] ; (Feldmann-Mazoyer 1941: 314)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), colourless and nearly or quite transparent, diaphanous (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 January 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 May 2025