Ceramium pygmaeum (Kützing) Bertoloni 1862
Publication Details
Ceramium pygmaeum (Kützing) Bertoloni 1862: 222
Published in: Bertoloni, A. (1862). Flora Italica Cryptogama. Algae. Vol. 2(2) pp. 129-256. Bologna: Giuseppe Cenerelli.
Request PDFPublication date: 1862
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 tenuissimum var. pygmaeum (Kützing) Hauck.
Basionym
Hormoceras pygmaeum Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: near Civitavecchia, Italy; (Silva & al. 1996: 396)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 November 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
