Phymatolithon calcareum f. compressum (M'Calla ex Harvey) Benhissoune, Boudouresque, Perret-Boudouresque & Verlaque, nom. inval. 2002

Publication Details
Phymatolithon calcareum f. compressum (M'Calla ex Harvey) Benhissoune, Boudouresque, Perret-Boudouresque & Verlaque, nom. inval. 2002: 407

Published in: Benhissoune, S., Boudouresque, C.-F. & Verlaque, M. (2002). A checklist of the seaweeds of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of Morocco. II. Phaeophyceae. Botanica Marina 45: 217-230.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phymatolithon is Phymatolithon polymorphum Foslie.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W.H.Adey & D.L.McKibbin ex Woelkering & L.M.Irvine.

Basionym
Melobesia compressa M'Calla ex Harvey

Type Information
Type locality: probably Roundstone Bay, Ireland.; Notes: Type seeminly not designated, but type material of McCalla may be in TCD or DBN (Stafleu & Cowan 1981: 212; Woelkering et al. 2005: 395). Harvey's coralline algae may have not survived.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), chalky, limy (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 September 2001 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 October 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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