Lecithites J.Agardh, 1852: 635
Holotype species: Lecithites rangiferinus (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh
Currently accepted name for the type species: Callophyllis rangiferina (R.Brown ex Turner) Womersley
Original publication and holotype designation:Agardh, J.G. (1852). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumis secundi: Algas florideas complectens. Part 2, fasc. 2. pp. 577-700 [701-720, Addenda and Index]. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
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Taxonomic status: currently regarded as a synonym of Callophyllis.
NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
Numbers of names and species: There is only one species or infraspecific name in the database at present.
Names: ('C' indicates a name that is currently accepted taxonomically; 'S' a homotypic or heterotypic synonym; 'U' indicates a name of uncertain taxonomic status, but which has been subjected to some verification nomenclaturally; 'P' indicates a preliminary AlgaeBase entry that has not been subjected to any kind of verification. For more information on a species click on it to activate a link to the Species database):
Lecithites rangiferinus (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh S - type
Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=43187
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:98358
