Lithophyllum atalayense Me.Lemoine 1920
Publication Details
Lithophyllum atalayense Me.Lemoine 1920: 13, pl. 1: fig. 1
Published in: Lemoine, [M.] (1920). Botanische Ergebnisse der schwedischen Expedition nach Patagonien und dem Feuerlande 1907-1909. VII. Les Mélobésiées. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 61(4): 1-17, 1 plate.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithophyllum is Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spongites discoideus (Foslie) D.Penrose & Woelkerling.
Type Information
Type locality: Atalaya Island, Queen Adelaide Archipelago, Chile; (Woelkerling 1998: 303) Holotype: C. Skottsberg; 25.v.1908; PC; unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym) (Woelkerling 1998: 303)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 January 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024