Lithothamnion simulans (Foslie) Foslie 1904
Publication Details
Lithothamnion simulans (Foslie) Foslie 1904: 16
Published in: Foslie, M. (1904). Lithothamnioneae, Melobesieae, Mastophoreae. In: The Corallinaceae of the Siboga-Expedition. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie. (Weber-van Bosse, A. & Foslie, M. Eds) Vol. 61, pp. 10-77. Leiden:
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 Magnephycus simulans (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. & Ballantine, D.L. (2024). Anatomy and classification of the Mesophyllaceae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta), based on phylogenetic principles. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 118: [i]-xii, [1]-216, 83 figures, 6 tables.
Basionym
Lithothamnion siamense f. simulans Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Koh Sarlak [=Sarlak Island], Siambugten [= Gulf of Siam, now the Gulf of Thailand], [Thailand]; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 354) Holotype: Schmidt; 16.iii.1900; no habitat data; TRH; B18-2626 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 354)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), imitating, resembling (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 February 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
