Lithothamnion aemulans (Foslie & M.Howe) Foslie 1908

Publication Details
Lithothamnion aemulans (Foslie & M.Howe) Foslie 1908: 17

Published in: Foslie, M. (1908). Algologiske notiser V. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1908(7): 1-20.

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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 Melyvonnea aemulans (Foslie & M.Howe) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.

Basionym
Lithothamnion fruticulosum var. aemulans Foslie & M.Howe

Type Information
Type locality: San Juan, Puerto Rico, 28 May 1903, coll. M. A. Howe.; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 453) Holotype: M.A. Howe; 28.v.1903; lying free just below low tide mark; TRH; 453 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 453) Notes: Part of holotype of Lithothamnion fruticulosum var. aemulans Foslie & Howe; partly in NY.

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), rivalling, more or less equalling (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 09 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 September 2015

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Paul Gabrielson in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 September 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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