Lithothamnion dehiscens Foslie 1895
Publication Details
Lithothamnion dehiscens Foslie 1895: 72, pl. 11, 12
Published in: Foslie, M. (1895). The Norwegian forms of Lithothamnion. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1894: 29-208, 23 pls.
Request PDFType 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 fornicatum Foslie.
Source of Synonymy
Foslie, M. (1900). Revised systematical survey of the Melobesieae. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1900(5): 1-22.
Type Information
Type locality: Skjørn [now Stjørna], Selnes, Trondheimsfjord, Norway; (Woelkerling 1998: 339) Lectotype: collector not indicated; 20.vii.1894; no habitat data on type; TRH; B22-2727, includes slide 144 and two unnumbered slides; designated by Woelkerling, 1993: 71 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 368) Notes: Isolectotype: PC, Foslie no. 5, Thuret-Bornet Herbarium (box collection, filed under Lithothamnion dehiscens).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 July 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 August 2021
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Nomenclatural note
"Incertae sedis" (Athanasiadis 2016). - (06 April 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 May 2025
