Lithothamnion racemus (Lamarck) J.E.Areschoug 1852

Publication Details
Lithothamnion racemus (Lamarck) J.E.Areschoug 1852: 521

Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1852). Ordo XII. Corallineae. In: Species genera et ordines algarum....Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. (Agardh, J.G. Eds), pp. 506-576. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.

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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 Lithophyllum racemus (Lamarck) Foslie.

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

Basionym
Millepora racemus Lamarck

Type Information
Type locality: Capri Island (Gulf of Naples, Tyrrhenian Sea, western Mediterranean); (Caragnano et al. 2020: 586) Neotype: MPUM; 7507 (Basso, Fravega & Vanucci 1996: 278) Notes: Currently dposited in the Herbarium Universitatis Florentinae, Natural History Museum (Florence, Italy, FI: neotype FI 058887, isoneotype FI055888 (Caragnano et al., 2020: 586). Type locality: "les mers de la Guiane?"; Collector: Turgot (INA).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 December 2024

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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 December 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025

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