Lithothamnion rugosum Foslie 1900

Publication Details
Lithothamnion rugosum Foslie 1900: 66, pl. I: figs 12-15

Published in: Foslie, M. (1900). Calcareous algae from Fuegia. In: Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Swedischen Expedition nach den Magellansländern 1895-1897. Vol. 3, Fasc. 4. (Nordenskjold, O. Eds), pp. 65-75. Stockholm: P.A. Nordstedt & Söner.

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 Lithophyllum rugosum (Foslie) Me.Lemoine.

Type Information
Type locality: Puerto Angosto, Iola Desolucion [= Desolation Island], Ildlandet [= Tierra del Fuego Archipelago], Chile; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 459) Holotype: Dusén; 10.iv.1896; “på ebbstrandens stenar [= at low tide mark on stones]”; TRH; C16-3283 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 459)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), wrinkled.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 February 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 August 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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