Ceramium virgatum Roth, 1797

Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part U), Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, pp. 906-910 : 906

Ulva confervoides Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 2: 1163. 1753.

"Habitat in Mari." RCN: 8366.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 1275.11 ( LINN) ; Herb. Linn. No. 1275.12 ( LINN) ; [icon] in Dillenius, Hist. Musc.: 34, t. 6, f. 39. 1741.

Current name: Ceramium virgatum Roth ( Ceramiaceae ).

Note: This name is a potential threat to the well-known names of several species of algae and is a candidate for rejection.