Ceramium gibbosum Meneghini 1844
Publication Details
Ceramium gibbosum Meneghini 1844: 183
Published in: Meneghini, G. (1844). Del genre Ceramium e di alcune sue specie. Giornale Botanico Italiano Anno 1 Tomo 1: 178-186.
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 diaphanum (Lightfoot) Roth.
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.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), Swollen on one side (Stearn 1992).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 November 2023
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Nomenclatural note
"This species was described by Meneghini (1844: 183) from Dalmatia (Croatia). By Ardissone (1871: 50) was listed among %u201Cspecies doubtful or lacking in my collections%u201D, while by both Hauck (1882: 104) and De Toni (1903: 1450) it was listed among the synonyms of C. tenuissimum (= C. diaphanum)." (Cormaci & al. 2023: 195). - (10 November 2023) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 February 2025