Lithothamnion crenulatum (Foslie) Foslie 1907
Publication Details
Lithothamnion crenulatum (Foslie) Foslie 1907: 5
Published in: Foslie, M. (1907). Algologiske notiser IV. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1907(6): 1-30.
Publication date: between 30.ix.1907 and 27.i.1908
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 Synarthrophyton schmitzii (Hariot) M.L.Mendoza, S.Molina & P.Ventura.
Basionym
Lithothamnion magellanicum f. crenulata Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Scotia Bay, South Orkney Islands; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 228) Holotype: Anon.; vii.1903; 9-10 fathoms, ‘paa [= on] Lithoph. decipiens’; TRH; B1-1620 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 228)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crenulate, having small rounded teeth (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 November 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024