Archaeolithothamnion africanum Foslie 1906
Publication Details
Archaeolithothamnion africanum Foslie 1906: 19
Published in: Foslie, M. (1906). Den botaniske samling [The botanical collection]. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Aarsberetning 1905: 17-24.
Publication date: 1.v.1906 and 30.xi.1906
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sporolithon africanum (Foslie) Afonso-Carrillo.
Source of Synonymy
Afonso-Carrillo, J. (1984). Estudios en las algas Corallinaceae (Rhodophyta) de las Islas Canarias. II. Notas taxonomicas. Vieraea 13: 127-144.
Type Information
Type locality: Puerto Orotava [Puerto de al Cruz], Tenerife, Canary Islands; (Afonso Carrillo & Sansón 1999: 150) Holotype: C. Sauvageau; December 1904 - February 1905; PC; unnumbered, Sauvageau Herbarium (Woelkerling 1998: 284) Notes: also: TRH, unnumbered, includes slide 1054
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to Africa.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 April 2017
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Taxonomic note
Taxon inquirendum (Furnari, pers. comm.). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
