Osmundea ramosissima Athanasiadis, nom. illeg. 1996
Publication Details
Osmundea ramosissima Athanasiadis, nom. illeg. 1996: 119
Published in: Athanasiadis, A. (1996). Taxonomisk litteratur och biogeografi av Skandinaviska rödalger och brunalger. pp. 1-280, 1 map. Göteborg: Algologia.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Osmundea is Osmundea expansa Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Osmundea oederi (Gunnerus) G.Furnari.
Source of Synonymy
Serio, D., Petrocelli, A., Cormaci, M., Cecere, E. & Furnari, G. (2008). First record of Osmundea oederi (Gunnerus) G. Furnari comb. nov. (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Mediterranean Sea. Cryptogamie, Algologie 29: 119-127.
Basionym
Fucus ramosissimus Oeder
Type Information
Type locality: Stavanger; (Athanasiadis 1996: 119) Lectotype: original illustration (Athanasiadis 1996: 119)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), much branched.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2019
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate substitute name according to Serio et al. (2008:124). - (27 August 2011) - M.D. Guiry
Taxonomic notes
Specimens previously identified as Laurencia platycephala largely belong here (Nam et al., 2000). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
For the distinctions between this entity and Osmundea truncata see Nam, Maggs, McIvor & Stanhope (2000). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Distributional note
According to Nam, Maggs, McIvor & Stanhope (2000), the entity currently called Osmundea ramosissima occurs in Atlantic France, Britain, Ireland, Helgoland and Norway; Mediterranean records of this species, together with most Mediterranean records of Osmundea pinnatifida (= Laurencia pinnatifida) should be referred to Osmundea truncata. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 May 2025
