Lithothamnion macroblastum Foslie 1897

Publication Details
Lithothamnion macroblastum Foslie 1897: 16

Published in: Foslie, M. (1897). On some Lithothamnia. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1897(1): 1-20.

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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 Mesophyllum macroblastum (Foslie) W.H.Adey.

Type Information
Type locality: Gulf of Naples, Italy; (Woelkerling 1998: 352) Holotype: collector not indicated; date not indicated; collection depth 30-80 m; TRH; B16-2435, includes slide 191 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 325) Notes: Holotype fragments: PC, unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym). B16-2435 (Kaleb et al., 2011).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 09 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 August 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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