Lithophyllum trichotomum (Heydrich) Me.Lemoine 1929
Publication Details
Lithophyllum trichotomum (Heydrich) Me.Lemoine 1929: 45
Published in: Lemoine, M. (1929). Melobesieae. Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab Biologiske Meddelelser 8(1): 19-68, 6 plates.
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 Neogoniolithon trichotomum (Heydrich) Setchell & L.R.Mason.
Basionym
Lithothamnion trichotomum Heydrich
Type Information
Type locality: "Bay de la Paz, Californien (Diguet)." [La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico]; (Heydrich 1901: 538) Lectotype: L. Diguet; 1894; PC; Heydrich no. 11, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym) (Woelkerling 1998: 365) Notes: Part of the lectotype is now in UC (UC 790560).
Isolectotype: PC, Heydrich no. 21, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 August 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
