Ceramium violaceum var. nigrescens (Hudson) Wahlenberg 1826
Publication Details
Ceramium violaceum var. nigrescens (Hudson) Wahlenberg 1826: 903
Published in: Wahlenberg, G. (1826). Flora suecica: enumerans plantas sueciae indigenas cum synopsi classium ordinumque, characteribus generum, differentiis specierum, synonymis citationibusque selectis, locis regionibusque natalibus, descriptionibus habitualibus nomina incolarum et qualitates plantarum illustrantibus:post Linnæum edita. Pars posterior. pp. 429-1117. Upsaliae [Uppsala]: suis impensis excudebant Palmblad & C.
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 Vertebrata fucoides (Hudson) Kuntze.
Basionym
Conferva nigrescens Hudson
Type Information
Syntype localities: England: St. Ives, Cornwall and Exmouth, Devon; (Silva & al. 1996: 541)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), violet, refers to the blue-red colours nearer blue (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 11 March 2019
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 March 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
