Ceramium suhrianum P.C.Silva 1996

Current name:
Ceramium suhrianum P.C.Silva
Top (A): Ceramium miniatum
Bottom (B): Ceramium isogonum
Publication Details
Ceramium suhrianum P.C.Silva 1996: 404
Published in: Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
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: Peru; (Silva & al. 1996: 404)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 February 2016
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Nomenclatural note
Ceramium suhrianum P. C.Silva,was proposed as a new name for Ceramium miniatum Suhr ex J. Agardh by P.C.Silva in Silva et al. 1996: 404), nom. illeg. [priority for Ceramium miniatum C. Agardh 1824, referred by J. Agardh (1851) to Callithamnion borreri(Smith) S.F.Gray 1821 (currently Pleonosporium borreri (Smith) Nägeli, 1862 (Silva et al. 1996: 404)]. - (26 August 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 July 2025