Ceramium cancellatum C.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1824
Publication details
Ceramium cancellatum C.Agardh 1824, nom. illeg.
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
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Publication date: probably September 1824
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 planum Kützing
Type information
Type locality: Ad Caput Bonae Spei: Gaudichaud (Index Nominum Algarum).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Nomenclatural notes
Illegitimate: later homonym of Ceramium cancellatum (Linnaeus) De Candolle, 1805. - (21 Oct 2010) - M.D. Guiry
General environment
This is a marine species.
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Source of current name
Papenfuss, G.F. (1952). Notes on South African marine algae. III. Journal of South African Botany 17: 167-188.
Created: 12 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 21 October 2010 by M.D. Guiry
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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