Lithothamnion cystocarpideum Foslie 1906
Publication Details
Lithothamnion cystocarpideum Foslie 1906: 7
Published in: Foslie, M. (1906). Algologiske notiser II. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1906(2): 1-28.
Request PDFPublication date: between 1.xii.1906 and 26.xii.1906
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 cystocarpideum (Foslie) W.H.Adey.
Type Information
Type locality: Chatamøerne [= Chatham Islands] [New Zealand]; (Yoshida 1998: 583) Holotype: Maltby collection number 39, comm. A.D. Cotton, Kew; xi.1905; Epiphytic on Cheilosporum wardii (Harvey) De Toni; TRH; B17-2543 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 341) Notes: Kim et al. (2004: 511).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 August 2015
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Nomenclatural note
South & Skelton (2003) cite this species as Lithothamnium cystocarpideum Foslie 1906. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025
