Lithophyllum expansum Philippi 1837

Mesophyllum expansum (Philippi) Cabioch & M.L.Mendoza

Current name: Mesophyllum expansum (Philippi) Cabioch & M.L.Mendoza
subtidal with Mesophyllum lichenoides, Barizo, Galicia, Spain, 2016Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)

Publication Details
Lithophyllum expansum Philippi 1837: 389

Published in: Philippi, R.A. (1837). Beweis, dass die Nulliporen Pflanzen sind. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 3: 387-393, figs 2-6, pl. IX.

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 Mesophyllum expansum (Philippi) Cabioch & M.L.Mendoza.

Type Information
Type locality: Catania, Sicily; (Athanasiadis & Neto 2010: 334) Lectotype: L; 943.7-84 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 200) Notes: According to INA and Cabioch & Mendoza (2003), the type locality is not given. Woelkerling (1983: 307, fig. 4) designates the original collection of L expansum, consisting of two pieces of thallus, as the lectotype. Athanasiadis & Neto select the larger specimen.

Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), expanded, spread out (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 February 2024

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