Ceramium: Global Distribution

Note: The following list is meant to show the great diversity of species of Ceramium in the world. The list does not include all the species of Ceramium in the world, nor do the regional lists include all the species of Ceramium in that region.

Southern Australia

C. australe
C. cliftonianum
C. cupulatum
C. excellens
C. filiculum
C. flaccidum
C. isogonum
C. lenticulare
C. macilentum
C. monacanthum
C. puberulum
C. pusillum
C. rubrum
C. shepherdii
C. tasmanicum

From:
Womersley, H.B.S. 1998. The marine benthic flora of southern Australia, Rhodophyta, Part IIIC, Ceramiales-Ceramiaceae, Dasyaceae. The Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium, and the Department of Botany, University of Adelaide, South Australia.

Great Barrier Reef

C. codii
C. flaccidum
C. huysmansii
C. isogonum
C. itonoi
C. macilentum
C. marshallense
C. punctiforme
C. reticorticatum
C. sympodiale

From:
Price, I.R. and Scott, F.J. 1992. The turf algal flora of the Great Barrier Reef. Townsville, Queensland: James Cook University.

Philippines

C. gracillimum var. byssoideum
C. tenerrimum

From:
Cordero, P.A., Jr. 1977. Philippine Marine Red Algae. Special Publications from the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Series IV. Hiroshima, Japan: Daigaku Letterpress.

China

C. japonicum
C. kondoi
C. paniculatum
C. tenerrimum
C. tenuissimum

From:
Tseng, C.K. 1983. Common Seaweeds of China. Beijing, Science Press.

Northwest Coast of North America

C. californicum
C. cimbricum
C. codicola
C. gardneri
C. pacificum
C. rubrum
C. strictum
C. washingtoniense
C. zacae

From:
Gabrielson, P.W. 1987. Keys to the benthic marine algae of British Columbia, N. Washington, and Southeast Alaska. Vancouver: University of British Columbia.

Hawaii

C. aduncum
C. borneense
C. cingulum
C. clarionensis
C. codii
C. dumosertum
C. fimbriatum
C. flaccidum
C. hamatispinum
C. hanaense
C. jolyi
C. mazatlanense
C. paniculatum
C. punctiforme
C. serpens
C. tenuissimum
C. tranquillum
C. vagans
C. womersleyi

From:
Abbot, I. 1999. Marine Red Algae of the Hawaiian Islands. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press.

French Polynesia

C. aduncum
C. codii
C. flaccidum
C. macrotrichum
C. subdichotum
C. vagans

From:
Payri, C. et al. 2000. Algae of French Polynesia. Singapore: Au Vent des Iles.

Chile

C. rubrum
C. stichidiosum

From:
Hoffman, A. and Santelices, B. 1997. The Marine Flora of Central Chile. Santiago: Ediciones Universidad Catolica de Chile.

Caribbean

C. brenzonatum var. caraibicum
C. cimbricum
C. corniculatum
C. cruciatum
C. flaccidum
C. nitens
C. rubrum

From:
Littler, D.S. and Littler, M.M. 2000. Caribbean Reef Plants. Washington DC: Offshore Graphics.

Southeast Coast of the United States

C. rubrum
C. strictum
C. tenuissimum

From:
Hoyt, W.D. 1920. Marine Algae of Beufort, NC and Adjacent Regions. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXXVI, 1917-1918. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office.

British Isles

C. botryocarpum
C. ciliatum
C. cimbricum
C. circinatum
C. deslongchampii
C. diaphanum
C. echinonotum
C. flaccidum
C. gaditanum
C. nodulosum
C. pallidum
C. secundatum
C. shuttleworthianum
C. siliquosum
C. strictum

From:
Maggs, C.A. and Hommersand, M.H. 1993. Seaweeds of the British Isles: Vol. 1 Rhodophyta, Part 3A Ceramiales. London: HMSO.

Tropical West Africa

C. codii
C. corntum
C. diaphanum
C. flaccidum
C. ledermannii
C. mazatlanense
C. strobiliforme
C. tenerrimum

From:
John, D.M. et al. 2003. The Marine Macroalgae of the Tropical West-Africa Sub Region. Berlin: Gebruder Borntraeger.

Western South Africa

C. arenarium
C. atrorubescens
C. callipterum
C. camouii
C. capense
C. centroceratiforme
C. dawsonii
C. glanduliferum
C. obsoletum
C. papenfussianum
C. planum
C. terrimum

From:
Stegenga, H. et al. 1997. Seaweeds of the South African West Coast. Cape Town: Bolus Herbarium.

India

C. cimbricum
C. cruciatum
C. deslonchampi
C. fimbriatum
C. flaccidum
C. heterospinum
C. luetzelburgii
C. maryae
C. procumbens
C. rubrum
C. subdichotomum
C. suhrianum
C. tenerrimum
C. truncatum

From:
Silva, P.C. et al. 1996. Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean. Berkeley: University of California Publications in Botany.

Last updated: Oct. 20, 2005

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MARINE BOTANY Monterey Bay Flora Green algae Red algae Brown algae Phytoplankton Lichens Seagrasses Methods Habitats Bibliography Glossary Schedule Students PHYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA	Ceramium: Global Distribution Note: The following list is meant to show the great diversity of species of Ceramium in the world. The list does not include all the species of Ceramium in the world, nor do the regional lists include all the species of Ceramium in that region. Southern Australia C. australe C. cliftonianum C. cupulatum C. excellens C. filiculum C. flaccidum C. isogonum C. lenticulare C. macilentum C. monacanthum C. puberulum C. pusillum C. rubrum C. shepherdii C. tasmanicum From: Womersley, H.B.S. 1998. The marine benthic flora of southern Australia, Rhodophyta, Part IIIC, Ceramiales-Ceramiaceae, Dasyaceae. The Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium, and the Department of Botany, University of Adelaide, South Australia. Great Barrier Reef C. codii C. flaccidum C. huysmansii C. isogonum C. itonoi C. macilentum C. marshallense C. punctiforme C. reticorticatum C. sympodiale From: Price, I.R. and Scott, F.J. 1992. The turf algal flora of the Great Barrier Reef. Townsville, Queensland: James Cook University. Philippines C. gracillimum var. byssoideum C. tenerrimum From: Cordero, P.A., Jr. 1977. Philippine Marine Red Algae. Special Publications from the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Series IV. Hiroshima, Japan: Daigaku Letterpress. China C. japonicum C. kondoi C. paniculatum C. tenerrimum C. tenuissimum From: Tseng, C.K. 1983. Common Seaweeds of China. Beijing, Science Press. Northwest Coast of North America C. californicum C. cimbricum C. codicola C. gardneri C. pacificum C. rubrum C. strictum C. washingtoniense C. zacae From: Gabrielson, P.W. 1987. Keys to the benthic marine algae of British Columbia, N. Washington, and Southeast Alaska. Vancouver: University of British Columbia. Hawaii C. aduncum C. borneense C. cingulum C. clarionensis C. codii C. dumosertum C. fimbriatum C. flaccidum C. hamatispinum C. hanaense C. jolyi C. mazatlanense C. paniculatum C. punctiforme C. serpens C. tenuissimum C. tranquillum C. vagans C. womersleyi From: Abbot, I. 1999. Marine Red Algae of the Hawaiian Islands. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press. French Polynesia C. aduncum C. codii C. flaccidum C. macrotrichum C. subdichotum C. vagans From: Payri, C. et al. 2000. Algae of French Polynesia. Singapore: Au Vent des Iles. Chile C. rubrum C. stichidiosum From: Hoffman, A. and Santelices, B. 1997. The Marine Flora of Central Chile. Santiago: Ediciones Universidad Catolica de Chile. Caribbean C. brenzonatum var. caraibicum C. cimbricum C. corniculatum C. cruciatum C. flaccidum C. nitens C. rubrum From: Littler, D.S. and Littler, M.M. 2000. Caribbean Reef Plants. Washington DC: Offshore Graphics. Southeast Coast of the United States C. rubrum C. strictum C. tenuissimum From: Hoyt, W.D. 1920. Marine Algae of Beufort, NC and Adjacent Regions. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXXVI, 1917-1918. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office. British Isles C. botryocarpum C. ciliatum C. cimbricum C. circinatum C. deslongchampii C. diaphanum C. echinonotum C. flaccidum C. gaditanum C. nodulosum C. pallidum C. secundatum C. shuttleworthianum C. siliquosum C. strictum From: Maggs, C.A. and Hommersand, M.H. 1993. Seaweeds of the British Isles: Vol. 1 Rhodophyta, Part 3A Ceramiales. London: HMSO. Tropical West Africa C. codii C. corntum C. diaphanum C. flaccidum C. ledermannii C. mazatlanense C. strobiliforme C. tenerrimum From: John, D.M. et al. 2003. The Marine Macroalgae of the Tropical West-Africa Sub Region. Berlin: Gebruder Borntraeger. Western South Africa C. arenarium C. atrorubescens C. callipterum C. camouii C. capense C. centroceratiforme C. dawsonii C. glanduliferum C. obsoletum C. papenfussianum C. planum C. terrimum From: Stegenga, H. et al. 1997. Seaweeds of the South African West Coast. Cape Town: Bolus Herbarium. India C. cimbricum C. cruciatum C. deslonchampi C. fimbriatum C. flaccidum C. heterospinum C. luetzelburgii C. maryae C. procumbens C. rubrum C. subdichotomum C. suhrianum C. tenerrimum C. truncatum From: Silva, P.C. et al. 1996. Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean. Berkeley: University of California Publications in Botany. Taxonomy Morphology Life History Biochemistry Ecology References Ceramium Home © 2005 Lynn Asbeck Marine Flora Habitats Glossary Syllabus Students Last updated: Oct. 20, 2005
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