Lithothamnion dimorphum Foslie 1895

Publication Details
Lithothamnion dimorphum Foslie 1895: 68, pl. 10, figs 1-6

Published in: Foslie, M. (1895). The Norwegian forms of Lithothamnion. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1894: 29-208, 23 pls.

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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 currently regarded as a synonym of Boreolithothamnion glaciale (Kjellman) P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.Peña.

Type Information
Type locality: Rottingsund, Frøyen, Trondheimsfjord, Norway; (Woelkerling 1998: 341) Lectotype: Foslie; 10.vii.1894; TRH; B25-2773, includes slides 154, 157 and five unnumbered slides; designated by Woelkerling, 1993: 74 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 376) Notes: Isolectotype: PC, Foslie, no. 4, Thuret-Bornet herbarium (box collection, filed under Lithothamnion dimorphum). Habitat: 0-55 m depth on sandy and stony bottom; lectotype is narrowed to the Foslie 1895: pl. 10, fig. 3 specimen which has been sequenced (Peña et al., 2021: 8). Frøjen (now Frøya), Rottingsundet, Trondeland, Norway (Gabrielsen & al., 2023).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), having two forms, e.g., two morphotypes in the same life history (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 22 June 2023

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 March 2024

 
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