Lithothamnion divergens Foslie 1895

Publication Details
Lithothamnion divergens Foslie 1895: 96, pl. 16, figs 43-50

Published in: Foslie, M. (1895). The Norwegian forms of Lithothamnion. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1894: 29-208, 23 pls.

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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 Boreolithothamnion glaciale (Kjellman) P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.Peña.

Type Information
Type locality: Skørpen, Norway; (Woelkerling 1998: 342) Holotype: M. Foslie; 8.ix.1890; TRH; unnumbered, includes slides 92 and 93 and one unnumbered slide (Woelkerling 1998: 342) Notes: Isotypes: PC, Foslie, no. 14, Thuret-Bornet Herbarium (box collection, filed under Lithothamnion divergens); BM, algal box collection 419. Holotype: C11-3167 (Foslie, 1895: pl. 16, fig. 48); DNA sequence data confirm the placement of the species in L. glaciale (Peña et al., 2021: 9). Kvaenangen, Skørpen (now Skorpa), collected by M. Foslie, 8.ix.1890 (Gabrielsen et al., 2023)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), divergent, going different ways (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 09 May 2000 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 22 June 2023

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