Dermatolithon pustulatum var. corallinae (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Boudouresque, Perret-Boudouresque & Knoepffler-Peguy 1985
Current name: Lithophyllum corallinae (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) HeydrichMirella Coppola di Canzano (mirella.coppoladicanzano@fastwebnet.it)
Publication Details
Dermatolithon pustulatum var. corallinae (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Boudouresque, Perret-Boudouresque & Knoepffler-Peguy 1985: 46
Published in: Boudouresque, C.-F., Perret-Boudouresque, M. & Knoepffler-Peguy, M. (1984). Inventaire des algues marines benthiques dans le Pyrénées-Orientales (Méditerranée, France)/A checklist of benthic marine algae from Pyrénées-Orientales (Mediterranean, France). Vie et Milieu 34: 41-59. [in French, English abstract]
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dermatolithon is Dermatolithon pustulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithophyllum corallinae (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Heydrich.
Source of Synonymy
Heydrich, F. (1897). Corallinaceae, insbesondere Melobesieae. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 15: 34-70, 3 figs, pl. III.
Basionym
Melobesia corallinae P.Crouan & H.Crouan
Type Information
Type locality: Banc du Chateau et Baie de la Ninon, Rade de Brest, France; (Chamberlain 1991: 67) Lectotype (designated by Chamberlain 1991: 67, fig. 208): P.-L. & H.-M. Crouan; CO; (Chamberlain 1991: 67) Notes:
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), having pustules (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 May 2022
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Nomenclatural note
This name was included by Belsher & al. (1976: 56) but no valid combination was proposed and the name was included in the synonym of Dermatolithon corallinae var. corallinae. - (08 May 2022) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 May 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2025
