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Lithophyllum dentatum f. sandvicensis Foslie 1901

Publication Details
Lithophyllum dentatum f. sandvicensis Foslie 1901: 11

Published in: Foslie, M. (1901). New Melobesieae. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1900(6): 1-24.

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Publication date: 18.ii.1901

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithophyllum is Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Porolithon sandvicense (Foslie) Foslie.

Source of Synonymy
Maneveldt, G.W. & Keats, D.W. (2014). Taxonomic review based on new data of the reef-building alga Porolithon onkodes (Corallinaceae, Corallinales, Rhodophyta) along with other taxa found to be conspecific. Phytotaxa 190(1): 216-249, 67 fig., 2 tables.

Type Information
Type locality: Sandwich Islands [now the State of Hawaii of the United States]; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 225) Holotype: Barnard; no date; no habitat data on type; TRH; A28-1605 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 225)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), toothed, usually with sharp teeth pointing outwards (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 01 January 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 01 March 2019

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Taxonomic note
Gabrielson et al. (2018), based on DNA sequencing of type material, showed that Lithophyllum dentatum f. sandvicensis basionym of Porolithon sandvicense is not the same species as P. onkodes. Earlier Maneveldt & Keats (2014), based on morpho-anatomy of L. dentatum f. sandvicensis type material, had placed P. sandvicense in synonymy under P. onkodes. - (01 March 2019)

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Paul Gabrielson in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025