Lithothamnion crassiusculum (Foslie) L.R.Mason 1943
Publication Details
Lithothamnion crassiusculum (Foslie) L.R.Mason 1943: 93, '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: 92-97.
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.
Basionym
Lithothamnion rugosum f. crassiusculum Foslie
Type Information
Lectotype locality: White's Point, near San Pedro, California; (Setchell & Mason 1943: 93) Lectotype: W.A. Setchell (#1149); December 1895; Growing on pebbles (moving freely with the waves) in tide pools and in a small inlet in the reef; TRH; B15-2379 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 318) Notes: According to Setchell & Mason (1943: 93), this entity was based on two specimens from California: White's Point, near San Pedro, and a second from San Pedro itself. The first was selected as the lectotype by the authors and the second was the basis for Lithothamnion aculeiferum Setchell & L.R. Mason. Athanasiadis et al. (2004) note that there are paratypes in UC (736373, 736367)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 April 2006
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 April 2006. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
