Lithothamnion annulatum Foslie 1906
Publication Details
Lithothamnion annulatum Foslie 1906: 18
Published in: Foslie, M. (1906). Den botaniske samling [The botanical collection]. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Aarsberetning 1905: 17-24.
Publication date: 1.v.1906 and 30.xi.1906
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 Clathromorphum annulatum (Foslie) M.L.Mendoza.
Type Information
Type locality: Betsy Cove, Kerguelen Island; (Woelkerling 1998: 330) Holotype: Nauman; Gazelle Exp. 1874-1875 [= German Transit of Venus Expedition 1874-1876]; 1874-1875; no habitat data on type; TRH; TRH B2-1679; includes slides 1061-1063 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 237) Notes: Holotype fragment: PC, unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym). See also Athanasiadis & Ballantine (2024: 33).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), with rings (Griffith 2004).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024