Lithophyllum lenormandii f. laeve Foslie 1891

Publication Details
Lithophyllum lenormandii f. laeve Foslie 1891: 11, pl. 3: fig. 6

Published in: Foslie, M. (1891). Contribution to the knowledge of the marine algae of Norway. II. Species from different tracts. Tromsø Museums Aarshefter 14: 36-58, 3 pls.

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 Leptophytum laeve W.H.Adey.

Source of Synonymy
Adey, W.H. (1966). The genera Lithothamnium, Leptophytum (nov. gen.) and Phymatolithon in the Gulf of Maine. Hydrobiologia 28: 321-370, 112 figs, tables I-VI.

Type Information
Holotype locality: Eyrarbakki, Iceland; (Adey, Athanasiadis & Lebednik 2001: 192) Holotype: G. Strömfelt’; 4 September 1883; on intertidal rocks and pebbles; S; (Adey, Athanasiadis & Lebednik 2001: 192) Notes: A single slide annotated ‘Lithophyl. laeve n. sp. Sporangia Eyr... på sten in fjâre 4/9 83 G. Strömfelt’.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 April 2000 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 October 2017

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Nomenclatural note
New name [Lithophyllum laeve Stromfelt 1886, illegitimate: not Lithophyllum laeve Kützing 1847] (INA, Adey et al. 2001). - (23 March 2012) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025