Lithothamnion crispatum Hauck 1878

Roseolithon crispatum (Hauck) P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.peña

Current name: Roseolithon crispatum (Hauck) P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.peña
MediterraneanMirella Coppola di Canzano (mirella.coppoladicanzano@fastwebnet.it)

Publication Details
Lithothamnion crispatum Hauck 1878: 289, pl. 3: figs 1-4

Published in: Hauck, F. (1878). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Adriatischen Algen. X. Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 28: 288-295, 1 pl. [Taf. 3].

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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 Roseolithon crispatum (Hauck) P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.peña.

Type Information
Type locality: Rovigno, Adriatic Sea; (Woelkerling 1998: 338) Lectotype: L; 943.7-75 (Woelkerling & Verheij 1995: 44) Notes: Isolectotypes: PC, Thuret-Bornet Herbarium (box collection, filed under Lithothamnion crispatum; TRH, two unnumbered collections one of which includes slide 56 (both collections filed in TRH drawer B-16). Collected by F. Hauck (Wilks & Woelkerling 1995: 560). Basso et al. (2011: 145) note that this was originally described from material collected in the northern Adriatic Sea at 25 m depth (Hauck 1878) and that there are illustrations of the type material in Cabioch & Mendoza 1998: 218, figs 28-29.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), crisped, curled, or closely (finely) waved.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Description
Basso et al. (2011) re-describe Lithothamnion crispatum, based on the discovery of empty tetra/bisporangial conceptacles in the lectotype material as well as on additional material collected from the Mediterranean Sea.

Created: 15 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 June 2023

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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