Lithothamnion aculeiferum L.R.Mason 1943

Publication Details
Lithothamnion aculeiferum L.R.Mason 1943: 94 (as 'Lithothamnium')

Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Mason, L.R. (1943). New or little known crustaceous corallines from Pacific North America. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 29(3/4): 92-97.

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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 Mesophyllum crassiusculum (Foslie) Lebednik.

Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A., Lebednik, P. & Adey, W.H. (2004). The genus Mesophyllum (Melobesioideae, Corallinales, Rhodophyta) on the northern Pacific coast of North America. Phycologia 43: 126-165.

Type Information
Type locality: White's Point, San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A; (Dawson 1960: 11) Holotype: W. A. Setchell 1496a; Dec, 6, 1896; UC; 739410 (Yoshida 1998: 582) Notes: See note to Lithothamnion rugosum f. crassiuscula regarding the selection of a lectotype. Athanasiadis et al. (2004) note that there is a paratype in TRH.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 13 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025