Lithothamnion testaceum Foslie 1895
Publication Details
Lithothamnion testaceum Foslie 1895: 135
Published in: Foslie, M. (1895). The Norwegian forms of Lithothamnion. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1894: 29-208, 23 pls.
Request PDFType 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 Clathromorphum testaceum (Foslie) Foslie.
Type Information
Type locality: Bergsfjord, Finnmark, Norway; (Woelkerling 1998: 363) Holotype: collector not indicated [probably M. Foslie]; 2.viii.1891; ‘klph. springfl. ebbe [= rock pools spring ebb tide]’; TRH; C21-3527, includes slide 219 and one unnumbered slide (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 497) Notes: Isotypes: PC, Foslie no. 19, Thuret-Bornet Herbarium (algal fascicle 132, filed undes Clathromorphum testaceum; BM, algal box collection 423.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), light-brown; brick-coloured (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 April 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
