Litholepis mediterranea Foslie 1906
Current name: Lithoporella mediterranea (Foslie) W.H.AdeyMirella Coppola di Canzano (mirella.coppoladicanzano@fastwebnet.it)
Publication Details
Litholepis mediterranea Foslie 1906: 17, no fig.
Published in: Foslie, M. (1906). Algologiske notiser II. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1906(2): 1-28.
Request PDFPublication date: between 1.xii.1906 and 26.xii.1906
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Litholepis is Litholepis caspica (Foslie) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Titanoderma mediterraneum (Foslie) Bressan & Babbini.
Type Information
Type locality: Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrénées Orientales, France; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 141) Holotype: Sauvageau; vi.1906; somewhat exposed place; TRH; A16-1009 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 141)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), Mediterranean Sea (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 December 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 December 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
