Compsothamnion thuioides

Compsothamnion thuioides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ceramiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Rhodophyta Subdivisio: Rhodophytina Classis: Florideophyceae Subclassis: Rhodymeniophycidae Ordo: Ceramiales

Familia: Ceramiaceae
Subfamilia: Compsothamnioideae
Tribus: Compsothamnieae
Genus: Compsothamnion
Species: Compsothamnion thuioides

Name

Compsothamnion thuioides (Smith) Nägeli, 1862 (as 'thuyoides')

• original spelling Conferva thuioides is to be retained and is not correctable.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Conferva thuioides Smith, 1810
    • Type locality: "Mr. W. Borrer, to whom we are obliged for this Conferva, has found it on Yarmouth [Norfolk, England] beach, several different years, in September and October." (Smith 1809-1810: pl. 2205). Lectotype: LINN herb. Smith 1719.36, undated and unlocalised (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 164).
• Homotypic
  • Ceramium thuioides (Smith) C.Agardh, 1824
  • Callithamnion thuioides (Smith) C.Agardh, 1828
• Heterotypic
  • Callithamnion gracillimum C.Agardh, 1828
  • Phlebothamnion gracillimum (C.Agardh) Kützing, 1849

References

• Nägeli, C. 1862 '1861'. Beiträge zur Morphologie und Systematik der Ceramiaceae. Sitzungsberichte der Königlichen Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 1861(2): 297–415, 30 figs, 1 pl. Hathitrust Reference page. : 344
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. Compsothamnion thuioides. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 21 September 2017.

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