Lithophyllum erosum Foslie 1906
Publication Details
Lithophyllum erosum Foslie 1906: 20
Published in: Foslie, M. (1906). Algologiske notiser II. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1906(2): 1-28.
Publication date: between 1.xii.1906 and 26.xii.1906
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithophyllum is Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neogoniolithon erosum (Foslie) W.H.Adey.
Type Information
Type locality: Magenbay [Magens Bay], St. Thomas Island, Virgin Islands, USA; (Maneveldt, van der Merve & Keats 2015: 242) Holotype: TRH; A2-101 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 35) Notes: "Børgesen; Vestindien [as used by Børgesen = Danish West Indies, now the U.S. Virgin Islands];
St. Thomas, Magenbay; ‘fjæren [= the tidal zone]’; 1905-1906; slides 1205-1206;
[no other collection data]; pfa: Printz 1929, pl. 53, fig. 9," (Woelkering et al. 2005: 35).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 December 2002 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 June 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024