Lithophyllum moluccense f. pygmaeum (Heydrich) Foslie 1901

Lithophyllum pygmaeum (Heydrich) Heydrich

Current name: Lithophyllum pygmaeum (Heydrich) Heydrich
Palau Islands, West Pacific, 1 m deepPalau International Coral Reef Center

Publication Details
Lithophyllum moluccense f. pygmaeum (Heydrich) Foslie 1901: 24 (as 'pygmaea')

Published in: Foslie, M. (1901). Bieten die Heydrich'schen Melobesien-Arbeiten eine sichere Grundlage?. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1901(2): 1-28.

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Publication date: 3.xii.1901

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithophyllum is Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithophyllum pygmaeum (Heydrich) Heydrich.

Basionym
Lithothamnion pygmaeum Heydrich

Type Information
Type locality: "An Corallen und freiliegend auf dem Meeresgrund, von den Tami-Inseln, Deutsch-Neu-Guinea." [Tami Islands, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea]; (Heydrich 1897: 3) Lectotype (designated by Verheij, 1993: 43; see also Verheij, 1994: 103): Herr Bamler [a missionary]; date not determined; PC; (Woelkerling 1998: 361)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 July 2001 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 07 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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