Ceramium rubrum var. virgatum C.Agardh 1824
Current name:
Ceramium rubrum var. virgatum C.Agardh
Cape Peron, Western Australia; epiphytic on Amphibolis antarcticaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Ceramium rubrum var. virgatum C.Agardh 1824: 136
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Request PDFPublication date: probably September 1824
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ceramium is Ceramium virgatum Roth.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: Brazil; (Silva & al. 1996: 403)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), red (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 October 2019
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 October 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
