Lithothamnion incisum (Foslie) Foslie 1907

Publication Details
Lithothamnion incisum (Foslie) Foslie 1907: 12

Published in: Foslie, M. (1907). Algologiske notiser IV. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1907(6): 1-30.

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Publication date: between 30.ix.1907 and 27.i.1908

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lithothamnion is Lithothamnion muelleri Lenormand ex Rosanoff.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Perithallis incisa (Foslie) Athanasiadis.

Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (2021). Canal differentiation in multiporate conceptacles of Mesophyllaceae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta), with recognition of Thallis gen. nov. from South Africa, Perithallis gen. nov., Printziana gen. nov. and Sunesonia gen. nov. from southern Australia-New Zealand-Chatham. Marine Biology Research 17: 905-945.

Basionym
Lithothamnion patena f. incisum Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: near Wellington, Island Bay, North Island, New Zealand; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 342) Lectotype (designated by Woelkerling & Harvey 1992: 382): W.A. Setchell No. 6354; June 1904; uppermost sublittoral zone, on Corallina and Amphiroa; TRH; B17-2551 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 342) Notes: Not "Bay of Islands" as in some publications.

Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), cut into deeply and irregularly.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 01 April 2009 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 May 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025

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