Lithothamnium palmatum (Goldfuss) C.Gümbel 1872
Publication Details
Lithothamnium palmatum (Goldfuss) C.Gümbel 1872: 284, pl. 4: fig. 1a-b
Published in: Gümbel, C.W. (1872). Die sogenannten Nulliporen (Lithothamnium und Dactylophora). Und ihre Betheiligung und der Zusammensetzung der Kalkgesteine. Zweiter Theil: Die Nulliporen des Thierreichs (Dactyloporidae) nebst Nachtrag zum ersten Theile. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 11(1): 231-290, 4 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: 22 August 1872
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithothamnium is Lithothamnium byssoides (Lamarck) Philippi.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Nullipora palmata Goldfuss
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), lobed or divided in the manner of an outspread hand with the sinuses between the lobes pointing to the place of attachment (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 August 2022 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Last updated: 09 August 2022
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 August 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 May 2024
