Lithothamnion varians Foslie 1895
Publication Details
Lithothamnion varians Foslie 1895: 109, pl. 18: figs 1-5
Published in: Foslie, M. (1895). The Norwegian forms of Lithothamnion. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1894: 29-208, 23 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lithothamnion is Lithothamnion muelleri Lenormand ex Rosanoff.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Ballasted, Lofoten, Norway; (Woelkerling 1998: 367) Lectotype: M. Foslie; 21.ix.1881; TRH; unnumbered, includes slide 134; designated by Woelkerling, 1993: 235 (Woelkerling 1998: 367) Notes: Isolectotypes: PC, Foslie no. 17, Thuret-Bornet Herbarium (box collection, filed under Lithothamnion coalescens); BM, algal box collection 422. [Lectotype: TRH C23-3649 (Peña et al., 2021: 10)].
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 August 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2025
