Lithothamnion incisum (Foslie) Foslie 1907
Current name:
Perithallis incisa (Foslie) Athanasiadis
Rottnest Island, Western Australia; growing on Metamastophora flabellataJohn Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
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.
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.
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.
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 25 April 2024