Archaeolithothamnion schmidtii Foslie 1901
Publication Details
Archaeolithothamnion schmidtii Foslie 1901: 16
Published in: Foslie, M. (1901). Part II. Corallinaceae. [In] Flora of Koh Chang. Contributions to the knowledge of the vegetation in the Gulf of Siam. By Johs. Schmidt.. Botanisk Tidsskrift 24(1): 15-22.
Request PDFPublication date: May 1901
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sporolithon schmidtii (Foslie) G.D.Gordon, Masaki & Akioka.
Type Information
Type locality: Ko Kahdat, [Ko Chang Archipelago], Siam [Thailand]; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 480) Holotype: Schmidt; 15.ii.1900; collection depth: 5 fathoms; TRH; C19-3421 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 482) Notes: Isolectotype: C, no number (Verheij 1993: 192). [Designated by whom?]. Habitat; on dead coral tines, 9 m depth (Gabrielson et al., 2023: [7]).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 September 2023
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Taxonomic note
The slides associated with the lectotype collection in TRH,..., show numerous cavities, probably the remains of tetrasporangia, formed on a layer of elongated cells. This character places the species close to S. ptychoides and S. episoredion (Verheij 1993: 193) - (02 October 2012) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
