Ceramium caudatum Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1924
Publication Details
Ceramium caudatum Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1924: 776, pl. 27: figs 55-57
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1924). XXIX Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences to the Gulf of California in 1921. The marine algae. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science, Fourth Series 12(29): 695-949, pls 12-88, map.
Publication date: "May 13, 1924"
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ceramium is Ceramium virgatum Roth.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Eureka, near La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico; (Silva & al. 1996: 391) Type: Marchant (no.48b); May; Floating among other algae; (Setchell & Gardner 1924: 776) Notes: According to Dawson (1962: 53) the type is located in Herb. University of California, Berkeley.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), caudate, i.e., ending with a tail-like appendage (Sreenivasa Rao 1965).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 May 2015
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 May 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024