Lithothamnion glaciale f. verrucosum (Foslie) Foslie, nom. illeg. 1900
Publication Details
Lithothamnion glaciale f. verrucosum (Foslie) Foslie, nom. illeg. 1900: 11 (as 'verrucosa')
Published in: Foslie, M. (1900). New or critical calcareous algae. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1899(5): 1-34.
Request PDFPublication date: between 1.i.1900 and 25.vi.1900
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 Lithothamnion varians Foslie.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (2016). Phycologia Europaea Rhodophyta Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxxviii, 1-762. Thessaloniki: Published and distributed by the author.
Basionym
Lithothamnion varians f. verrucosum Foslie
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B, icy, frozen, or glacial; also meaning, growing in icy-cold regions.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 May 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 02 October 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: According to Woelkering et al. (2005), Lithothamnion glaciale f. verrucosum Foslie is a superfluous substitute name for Lithothamnion varians f. varians." Additional information in Woelkerling (1993: 234, 235). See Athanasiadis (2016: 238). - (17 August 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2025
