Lithophyllum duckerae Woelkerling 1983
Publication Details
Lithophyllum duckerae Woelkerling 1983: 184, figs 17-22 (as 'duckeri')
Published in: Woelkerling, W.J. (1983). A taxonomic reassessment of Lithothamnium (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) based on studies of R. A. Philippi's original collections. British Phycological Journal 18(2): 165-197, 33 figures, 4 tables.
Request PDFPublication date: 01 June 1983
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithophyllum is Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithophyllum racemus (Lamarck) Foslie.
Source of Synonymy
Basso, D., Fravega, P. & Vanucci, G. (1996). Fossil and living corallinaceans related to the Mediterranean endemic species Lithophyllum racemus (Lamarck) Foslie. Facies 35: 275-292, pls 63-67.
Type Information
Type locality: Sicily (See Lithotamnion crassum Philippi); (Woelkerling 1983: 173) Lectotype (fig 17): L; 943, 10...34 (Woelkerling 1983: 173) Notes: Lithothamnion crassum Philippi.
Eponomy
Named for Sophie C. Ducker, Australian botanist.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 September 2016
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Atlas_checklist note
Included in Guiry (1997) as “duckeri”. Only known from dead material from Cornwall (see Chamberlain & Irvine, 1994: 70-72, ‘duckeri’) and may be extinct in the British Isles. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Nomenclatural notes
Originally described and listed in Guiry (1997) as Lithophyllum duckeri. As the species is named for Sophie Ducker, it should be spelled “duckerae”. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
This is a new name for Lithophyllum crassum (Philippi) Heydrich 1897, a later homonym of Lithophyllum crassum Rosanoff 1866. - (12 October 2010) - G.M. Guiry
Distributional note
Included in Guiry (1997) as “duckeri”. Only known from dead material from Cornwall (see Chamberlain & Irvine, 1994: 70-72, ‘duckeri’) and may be extinct in the British Isles. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 September 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
