Ceramium dumosertum R.E.Norris & Abbott 1992

Current name:
Ceramothamnion dumosertum (R.E.Norris & I.A.Abbott) M.J.Wynne & C.W.Schneider
Hawaii; multicellular spines; scale 80 µm - 15 August 2011. J.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Ceramium dumosertum R.E.Norris & Abbott 1992: 456, figs 5-9
Published in: Norris, R.E. & Abbott, I.A. (1992). New taxa of Ceramiaceae (Rhodophyta) from Hawai'i. Pacific Science 46(4): 453-465.
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 Ceramothamnion dumosertum (R.E.Norris & I.A.Abbott) M.J.Wynne & C.W.Schneider.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. & Schneider, C.W. (2023). Reinstatement of Ceramothamnion H.Richards (1901), a replacement name for the newly described Stirkia (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta). Notulae Algarum 296: 1-4.
Type Information
Type locality: "intertidal on basalt, Ka'inalimu Bay, Hana, Maui Island, Hawai'i"; (Norris & Abbott 1992: 456) Holotype: I. A. Abbott (20307); 21 July 1990; BISH; 612652 (Norris & Abbott 1992: 456) Notes: Isotypes: I. A. Abbott 20133, 20147, 20191, 20339, 20147a, b, 20174.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 October 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 October 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 February 2025