Lithothamnion laevigatum Foslie 1895
Current name:
Phymatolithon laevigatum (Foslie) Foslie
Near the sill at the Dorn, Ardkeen, Co. Down. Rock pool of the low littoral, low Fucus serratus zone. J5956. Ulster Museum: F4053a. Coll. O.Morton, conf. Y.M.Chamberlain - 13 October 1983. Bernard Picton (Bernard.Picton@magni.org.uk)
Publication Details
Lithothamnion laevigatum Foslie 1895: 167, pl. 19: figs 21-23
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 currently regarded as a synonym of Phymatolithon laevigatum (Foslie) Foslie.
Type Information
Type locality: Helgoland, Germany; (Irvine & Chamberlain 1994: 215) Lectotype: P. Kuckuck; date not indicated; no habitat data on type; TRH; C25-3749; designated by Adey in Adey & lebednik, 1967: 91 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 519) Notes: Paratypes: PC, Thuret-Bornet Herbarium (algal fascicle 132, filed under Phymatolithon); PC, unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym). Epilithic on rocks; tetrasporophyte (Jeong et al., 2019: 335).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), smooth and polished (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 November 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
