Ceramium confervoides F.H.Wiggers, nom. inval. 1780
Publication details
Ceramium confervoides F.H.Wiggers 1780: 91, nom. inval.
Published in: Wiggers, F.H. (1780). Primitiae florae holsaticae; quas praeside D. Joh. Christiano Kerstens. pp. [i-viii], 1-112. Kiliae [Kiel]: litteris Mich. Frider. Bartschii Acad. Typogr.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ceramium is .
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilariopsis longissima (S.G.Gmelin) Steentoft, L.M.Irvine & Farnham
Origin of species name
Compound (Latin), resembling the genus Conferva.
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Nomenclatural notes
Invalid: no description provided. - (9 Oct 2010) - M.D. Guiry
General environment
This is a marine species.
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
Silva, P.C., Meñez, E.G. & Moe, R.L. (1987). Catalog of the benthic marine algae of the Philippines. Smithsonian Contributions to Marine Sciences 27: [i-ii] iii-iv, 1-179, 2 figs, 1 table.
Created: 25 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 26 February 2011 by M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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