Lithothamnion lemoineae Adey, nom. inval. 1970

Publication Details
Lithothamnion lemoineae Adey, nom. inval. 1970: 228, no fig. (as 'Lithothamnium lemoineae')

Published in: Adey, W.H. (1970). The crustose corallines of the northwestern North Atlantic, including Lithothamnion lemoineae n. sp. Journal of Phycology 6(3): 225-229.

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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 Boreolithothamnion lemoineae P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.Peña.

Source of Synonymy
Gabrielson, P.W. (2025). Validation of two invalid designations of non-geniculate coralline algae (Hapalidiales, Florideophyceae). Notulae Algarum 374: 1–2.

Type Information
Holotype locality: Maine, U.S.A.; (Chamberlain & Irvine 1994: 188) Holotype: Adey; 61-41 1-6b; 2 Nov. 1961; 3-5m depth; USNC; (Chamberlain & Irvine 1994: 188) Notes: Holotype: US 169116, epilithic; Merchant Island, East Penobscot Bay, Maine (Gabrielson et al., 2023).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 June 2025

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Nomenclatural notes
The designation "Roseolithon mirabile" was published without a %u201Cfull and direct%u201D citation of the intended basionym (Gabrielson & al. 2024) as required by Article 41.5 of the ICN (Turland & al. 2018). Validated in Gabrielson (2025: 1). - (09 June 2025) - M.D. Guiry
Invalid: no illustration provided or cited. Reference to Lithothamnion "b" in Adey 1966 is ambiguous as two references in references. - (16 August 2023) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 June 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 June 2025

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