Lithothamnion acervatum Foslie 1907

Publication Details
Lithothamnion acervatum Foslie 1907: 4

Published in: Foslie, M. (1907). Algologiske notiser IV. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1907(6): 1-30.

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Publication date: between 30.ix.1907 and 27.i.1908

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 Leptothallia acervata (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Natal, South Africa; (Chamberlain & Keats 1994: 111) Lectotype: A. Weber-van Bosse ; 1893; TRH; B1-1607 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 226) Notes: Syntype: TRH, Knysna, Cape Province, South Africa, A. WvB, Foslie slide 704: Printz 1929, pl. I, fig. 14. fig. 6.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), heaped (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 July 2001 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 25 February 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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