Lithothamnion phymatodeum Foslie 1902

Current name: Boreolithothamnion phymatodeum (Foslie) P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.Pena
Peter the Great Bay, Russia - 27 March 2012. Oksana Belous (ksu_bio@mail.ru)

Publication Details
Lithothamnion phymatodeum Foslie 1902: 3

Published in: Foslie, M. (1902). New species or forms of Melobesieae. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1902(2): 1-11.

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Publication date: between 11.ix  20.xi.1902

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 phymatodeum (Foslie) P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.Pena.

Source of Synonymy
Gabrielson, P.W., Maneveldt, G.W., Hughey, J.R. & Peña, V. (2023). Taxonomic contributions to Hapalidales (Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta): Boreolithothamnion gen. nov., Lithothamnion redefined and with three new species and Roseolithon with new combinations. Journal of Phycology 59: 751-774.

Type Information
Type locality: Whidbey Island, Washington, USA; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 470) Holotype: N.L. Gardner Algae of Puget Sound No. 653 destributed by Setchell & N.L. Gardner; vii.1901; "on rocks, upper sublittoral zone" [but marked "upper littoral zone" on box]; TRH; C18-3347 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 470) Notes: "An isotype in UC (UC, 745685) was mistakenly termed the lectotype by Steneck & Paine (1986: 231)." Woelkering et al. (2005: 470). Isotypes: UC 745685 and UC 766630 (Gabrielson et al., 2023).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 September 2023

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Habitat note
Intertidal zone (Selivanova & Zhigadlova 2009). - (10 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025