Lithothamnion proliferum Foslie 1904

Publication Details
Lithothamnion proliferum Foslie 1904: 18, fig. 8; pl. I: figs 17-20 (as 'prolifer')

Published in: Weber-van Bosse, A. & Foslie, M. (1904). The Corallinaceae of the Siboga-Expedition Siboga Expeditie Monographie LXI. pp. 1-77, 32 figs, XVI pls. Leiden: E.J. Brill.

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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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Lumu-Lumu shoal (Pulau Lumulumu), Borneo Bank, Indonesia; (Silva & al. 1996: 254) Lectotype: L; 943.7-40 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 335) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Verheij & Woelkerling (1992: 282).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 November 2022

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Nomenclatural note
Requires further taxonomic investigation. - (16 November 2020) - M.D. Guiry

Usage note
The manuscript name Lithothamnion pseudosorum was used in ecological papers in the early 1990s for this taxon. - (04 November 2022) - Roberta Cowan

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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025

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