Lithothamnion pacificum (Foslie) Foslie 1906
Publication Details
Lithothamnion pacificum (Foslie) Foslie 1906: 10
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 Lithothamnion phymatodeum Foslie.
Source of Synonymy
Steneck, R.S. & Paine, R.T. (1986). Ecological and taxonomic studies of shallow-water encrusting Corallinaceae (Rhodophyta) of the boreal northeastern Pacific. Phycologia 25(2): 221-240.
Basionym
Lithothamnion sonderi f. pacificum Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Pacific Grove, California, U.S.A.; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 317) Lectotype: W.A. Setchell 1595; i.1897; TRH; B15-2369 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 317) Notes: Collected 2.i.1897, in pools just below low water mark, Pebble Beach, Carmel Bay, Monterey County, California; lectotype designated by Mason (1953: 328); isolectotype: UC 737625 (Gabrielson et al., 2023).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to the Pacific Ocean.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 March 2023
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Nomenclatural note
Taylor (1945) cites this species as Lithothamnium pacificum Foslie? - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Included in Lithothamnion phymatodeum by some authors (Guiry, pers. comm.). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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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
