Echinoceras hystrix Kützing 1842
Publication Details
Echinoceras hystrix Kützing 1842: 738
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1842 '1841'). Ueber Ceramium Ag.. Linnaea 15(6): 727-746.
Publication date: February-March 1842
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ceramium ciliatum var. robustum (J.Agardh) Mazoyer.
Type Information
Gulf of Naples; Asia Minor; Smyrna;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), porpucine-like, bristly or spiny (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 September 2016 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 09 November 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024