Ceramium hooperi Harvey 1853
Publication Details
Ceramium hooperi Harvey 1853: 214 (as 'Hooperi')
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.
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 deslongchampsii var. hooperi (Harvey) W.R.Taylor.
Source of Synonymy
Taylor, W.R. (1937). Marine algae of the northeastern coast of North America. pp. ix + 427. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "On perpendicular rocks, densely covered with Fuci, near low water mark, Penobscot Bay; Mr. J. Hooper. Newburyport: Capt. N. Pike (in herb. T.C.D.)"; (Harvey 1853: 214)
Eponomy
Named for the collector, Mr J. Hooper of Brooklyn, New York.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025
