Ceramium fastigiatum f. flaccidum H.E.Petersen 1918
Publication Details
Ceramium fastigiatum f. flaccidum H.E.Petersen 1918: 241, fig. 231
Published in: Børgesen, F. (1918). The marine algae of the Danish West Indies. Part 3. Rhodophyceae (4). Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 3: 241-304, Figs 231-307.
Request PDFType 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 cimbricum H.E.Petersen.
Source of Synonymy
Cormaci, M., Furnari, G., Alongi, G. & Serio, D. coautrice per le Ceramieae (2023). Flora marina bentonica del Mediterraneo: Rhodophyta - Rhodymeniophycidae III: Ceramiales I (RHODOMELACEAE escluse). Bollettino Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali in Catania 56(386): 81-621, 109 pls.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Virgin Islands: Christianssted's Lagoon, St. Croix; Bovoni Lagoon, St. Thomas; Coral Bay, St. Jan; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fastigiate, with branches clustered, parallel and erect, giving a narrow elongated habit (occasionally meaning branched reaching to the same height) (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 November 2023
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Taxonomic note
According to Silva et al. (1996) this taxon apparently lies within the circumscription of Ceramium cimbricum but has not yet been transferred or reduced to synonmy - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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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 30 April 2025
