Lomathamnion humile (Kützing) Stegenga 1989
Publication Details
Lomathamnion humile (Kützing) Stegenga 1989: 78
Published in: Stegenga, H. (1989). On the identity of Callithamnion humile Kuetzing (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta). South African Journal of Botany 55: 76-78.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lomathamnion is Lomathamnion epicodii E.M.Gordon.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hommersandiella humilis (Kützing) Alongi, Cormaci & G.Furnari.
Source of Synonymy
Alongi, G., Cormaci, M. & Furnari, G. (2007). Woelkerlingia minuta gen. et sp. nov. from the Mediterranean Sea and a reassessment of the genus Lomathamnion, with a description of two new genera: Hommersandiella gen. nov. and Stegengaea gen. nov. Cryptogamie, Algologie 28: 311-324.
Basionym
Callithamnion humile Kützing
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), low, low-growing (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 December 2007
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 December 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
