Lithothamnion rugosum f. crassiusculum Foslie 1901
Publication Details
Lithothamnion rugosum f. crassiusculum Foslie 1901: 4 (as 'crassiuscula')
Published in: Foslie, M. (1901). New Melobesieae. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1900(6): 1-24.
Request PDFPublication date: 18.ii.1901
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 Mesophyllum crassiusculum (Foslie) Lebednik.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A., Lebednik, P. & Adey, W.H. (2004). The genus Mesophyllum (Melobesioideae, Corallinales, Rhodophyta) on the northern Pacific coast of North America. Phycologia 43: 126-165.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: White's Point, near San Pedro, California; (Setchell & Mason 1943: 93) Lectotype: W.A. Setchell (#1149); December 1895; Growing on pebbles (moving freely with the waves) in tide pools and in a small inlet in the reef; TRH; B15-2379 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 318) Notes: According to Setchell & Mason (1943: 93), this entity was based on two specimens from California: White's Point, near San Pedro, and a second from San Pedro itself. The first was selected as the lectotype by the authors and the second was the basis for Lithothamnion aculeiferum Setchell & L.R. Mason. Athanasiadis et al. (2004) note that there are paratypes in UC (736373, 736367)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), wrinkled.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 July 2024
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Francisco F. Pedroche in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
