Ceramium reptans T.O.Cho & Fredericq 2006
Publication Details
Ceramium reptans T.O.Cho & Fredericq 2006: 496, figs 1-23
Published in: Cho, T.O. & Fredericq, S. (2006). Two creeping Ceramium species (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Florida Keys: C. reptans sp. nov. and recircumscription of C. codii (Richards) Mazoyer. Phycologia 45(5): 495-504.
Request PDFType 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
Holotype locality: Missouri Key-Ohio Key Channel, Florida Keys, Florida, USA; (Cho, T.O. & Fredericq 2006: 496) Holotype: T.O. Cho and B.Y. Won; 31 October 2004; Epiphytic and co-occurring with C. codii on Hypnea spinella, in the drift; LAF; 31. 10.2004-1-2(TC999-2) (Cho, T.O. & Fredericq 2006: 496) Notes: Holotype: tetrasporophyte. Isotypes: LAF-31.12.2004-1-2, tetrasporophytes, male gametophytes and vegetative thalli.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), creeping, prostrate and rooting; arching and then rooting (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 October 2006 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 February 2008
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 February 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
