MSBIAS taxon details
Callithamnion Lyngbye, 1819
143832 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:143832)
accepted
Genus
- Species Callithamnion corymbosum (Smith) Lyngbye, 1819
- Species Callithamnion granulatum (Ducluzeau) C.Agardh, 1828
- Species Callithamnion tetragonum (Stackhouse) S.F.Gray, 1821
- Species Callithamnion tetricum (Dillwyn) S.F.Gray, 1821
- Species Callithamnion gailloni (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1851 accepted as Aglaothamnion gaillonii (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) Halos, 1965 (synonym)
- Species Callithamnion pseudobyssoides P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1867 accepted as Aglaothamnion pseudobyssoides (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Halos, 1965 (synonym)
- Species Callithamnion spongiosum Harvey, 1833 accepted as Callithamnion granulatum (Ducluzeau) C.Agardh, 1828 (synonym)
marine
Lyngbye, H.C. (1819). Tentamen Hydrophytologiae Danicae Continens omnia Hydrophyta Cryptogama Daniae, Holsatiae, Faeroae, Islandiae, Groenlandiae hucusque cognita, Systematice Disposita, Descripta et iconibus illustrata, Adjectis Simul Speciebus Norvegicis. Hafniae., 248 pp., 70 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5220228 [details] 
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Callithamnion Lyngbye, 1819. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143832 on 2026-09-03
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Callithamnion Lyngbye, 1819. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143832 on 2026-09-03
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Lyngbye, H.C. (1819). Tentamen Hydrophytologiae Danicae Continens omnia Hydrophyta Cryptogama Daniae, Holsatiae, Faeroae, Islandiae, Groenlandiae hucusque cognita, Systematice Disposita, Descripta et iconibus illustrata, Adjectis Simul Speciebus Norvegicis. Hafniae., 248 pp., 70 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5220228 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Avila-Peltroche, J.; Padilla, J. (2020). The seaweed resources of Peru. <em>Botanica Marina.</em> 63. 381-394., available online at https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2020-0026 [details]
basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
additional source Silva, P. C.; Basson, P. W.; Moe, R. L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. <em>University of California Publications in Botany.</em> 79: 1-1259., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=vtBdDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Catalogue+of+the+benthic+marine+algae+of+the+Indian+Ocean&ots=FL-YOKu8Cx&sig=3PmT926F1rNHQTf1AhDeY-ztmu4#v=onepage&q=Catalogue%20of%20the%20benthic%20marine%20algae%20of%20the%20 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Avila-Peltroche, J.; Padilla, J. (2020). The seaweed resources of Peru. <em>Botanica Marina.</em> 63. 381-394., available online at https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2020-0026 [details]
basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
additional source Silva, P. C.; Basson, P. W.; Moe, R. L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. <em>University of California Publications in Botany.</em> 79: 1-1259., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=vtBdDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Catalogue+of+the+benthic+marine+algae+of+the+Indian+Ocean&ots=FL-YOKu8Cx&sig=3PmT926F1rNHQTf1AhDeY-ztmu4#v=onepage&q=Catalogue%20of%20the%20benthic%20marine%20algae%20of%20the%20 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Callithamnion)
To Genbank
To NHMUK collection (Callithamnion Lyngb.; TYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:4858449)
To ITIS
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Callithamnion)
To Genbank
To NHMUK collection (Callithamnion Lyngb.; TYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:4858449)
To ITIS
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