Lithothamnion glaciale f. subfastigiatum Foslie, nom. illeg. 1905

Publication Details
Lithothamnion glaciale f. subfastigiatum Foslie, nom. illeg. 1905: 26 (as 'subfastigiata')

Published in: Foslie, M. (1905). Remarks on northern lithothamnia. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1905(3): 1-138.

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Publication date: between 25.viii.1905 and 30.iv.1906

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 glaciale Kjellman.

Source of Synonymy
Peña, V., Bélanger, D., Gagnon, P., Richards, J.L., Le Gall, L., Hughey, J.R., Saunders, G.W., Lindstrom, S., Rinde, E., Husa, V., Christie, H., Fridriksen, S., Hall-Spencer, J.M., Steneck, R.S., Schoenrock, K.M.,Gitmark, J., Grefsrud, E.S., Anglès d'Auriac, M.B., Legrand, E., Grall, J., Mumford, T.F., Kamenos, N.A. & Gabrielson, P.W. (2021). Lithothamnion (Hapalidiales, Rhodophyta) in the changing Arctic and Subarctic: DNA sequencing of type and recent specimens provides a systematics foundation. European Journal of Phycology 56(4): 1-26.

Type Information
Type locality: Bekkarfjord, Alten (now Alta), Norway; (Peña & al. 2021: 10) Type: M.H. Foslie; 21.viii, 1897; TRH; B10-2305 (Peña & al. 2021: 10) Notes: DNA sequence: rbcL (bp 1172-1464), genBank MW536930 (Peña et al., 2021: 10). No locality cited ("southern part of the area of distribution") (INA).

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: 05 August 2021

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Nomenclatural note
"Incertae sedis" (Athanasiadis 2016). - (06 April 2017) - M.D. Guiry

Taxonomic notes
The largest fragment in the collection was sequenced and this sequence was identical to the lectotype sequence of Lithothamnion colliculosum f. pusillumshown to be a heterotypic synonym of L. glaciale (Peña et al., 2021: 10). - (05 August 2021) - G.M. Guiry
Illegitimate: According to Woelkering et al. (2005: 306) Lithothamnion glaciale f. subfastigiata is a superfluous substitute name for Lithothamnion varians f. varians. Additional data — Woelkerling 1993: 234." - (17 August 2015) - M.D. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2025