Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Rhodophyta > Subdivision Eurhodophytina > Class Florideophyceae > Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae > Order Ceramiales > Family Ceramiaceae > Subfamily Ceramioideae > Tribe Ceramieae > Genus Ceramium

Ceramium virgatum Roth, 1797

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ceramium*	Roth, 1797	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Ceramium nodulosum*	(Lightfoot) Ducluzeau, 1806	synonym
*Ceramium rubrum*	C.Agardh, 1811	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Danish: almindelig klotang sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: roodhoorntjeswier

Swedish: grovsläke

Literature

original description	Roth, A.-W. (1797). Catalecta botanica quibus plantae novae et minus cognitae: 1.. Müller: Lipsiae (Leipzig), Germany. VIII, 244 pp.
basis of record	Maggs, C.A., Ward, B.A., McIvor, L.M., Evans, C.M., Rueness, J. & Stanhope, M.J., 2002. Molecular analyses elucidate the taxonomy of fully corticated, nonspiny species of Ceramium (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) in the British Isles. Phycologia, 41, 409-420
additional source	Algaebase
additional source	Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].

Genbank

Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase
WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life (164 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
Marine Life Information Network - UK
GBIF

Citation

Guiry, Michael D. (2014). Ceramium virgatum Roth, 1797. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2014). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178915