Lithothamnion schmitzii (Hariot) Heydrich 1901
Publication Details
Lithothamnion schmitzii (Hariot) Heydrich 1901: 541 (as 'Schmitzi')
Published in: Heydrich, F. (1901). Die Lithothamnien des Museum d'histoire naturelle in Paris. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 28: 529-545, 1 pl. [pl. XI].
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 Synarthrophyton schmitzii (Hariot) M.L.Mendoza, S.Molina & P.Ventura.
Basionym
Lithophyllum schmitzii Hariot
Type Information
Type locality: Tierra del Fuego or Straits of Magellan; (Woelkerling 1998: 326) Lectotype: M. Michaelsen; 1893; PC; General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym); designated by Keats & Chamberlain, 1997: 68 (Woelkerling 1998: 326) Notes: "Possible Isolectotype": TRH, C18-3361, includes slide 673 (Woelkering et al. 2005: 473).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024