BIOTIC Species Information for Ceramium virgatum
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| Researched by | Dr Keith Hiscock and Paolo Pizzolla | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | Dr Fabio Rindi | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Ceramium virgatum | Common name | A red seaweed |
| MCS Code | ZM519 | Recent Synonyms | Ceramium nodulosum, Ceramium rubrum |
| Phylum | Rhodophycota | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Rhodophyceae | |
| Subclass | Florideophyceae | Order | Ceramiales |
| Suborder | Family | Ceramiaceae | |
| Genus | Ceramium | Species | virgatum |
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| Additional Information | Discrimination of separate species of Ceramium is often difficult. This species can be identified with certainty only by careful microscopic observation and in the field can be easily confused with other species of Ceramium with similar morphology namely Ceramium botryocarpum, Ceramium pallidum and Ceramium secundatum (F. Rindi, pers. comm.). The above taxonomy uses the recent nomenclature from Hardy & Guiry (2003). The confusion concerning Ceramium nodulosum and Ceramium rubrum was discussed by Maggs et al. (2002). | ||
| Taxonomy References | Dickinson, 1963, Fish & Fish, 1996, Maggs & Hommersand, 1993, Hiscock, 1986b, Maggs et al., 2002, | ||
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