Lithothamnion cottonii Me.Lemoine 1929
Publication Details
Lithothamnion cottonii Me.Lemoine 1929: 57, pl. 2: fig. 8
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lithothamnion is Lithothamnion muelleri Lenormand ex Rosanoff.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Galapagos Islands (precise location unknown); (Woelkerling 1998: 337) Lectotype: collector not indicated; date not indicated but material forms part of the St George Expedition of 1923-1924 associated with C. Crossland; BM; algal box collection 990 (Woelkerling 1998: 337) Notes: Isolectotype: BM, algal box collection 310. Isolectotype fragment: PC, unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 December 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 September 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
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Paul Gabrielson in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 September 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
