Lithothamnion glaciale f. botrytoides (Foslie) Foslie 1905
Publication Details
Lithothamnion glaciale f. botrytoides (Foslie) Foslie 1905: 26
Published in: Foslie, M. (1905). Remarks on northern lithothamnia. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1905(3): 1-138.
Publication date: between 25.viii.1905 and 30.iv.1906
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 Lithothamnion botrytoides Foslie.
Basionym
Lithothamnion botrytoides Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Malangen, Mestervik, Norway; (Hankins & Hockey 1990: 309) Lectotype: [Foslie]; 20.ix.1890; no habitat data on type; TRH; B11-2323 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 309)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B, icy, frozen, or glacial; also meaning, growing in icy-cold regions.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 April 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024