Litholepis sauvageaui Foslie 1905
Publication Details
Litholepis sauvageaui Foslie 1905: 6 (as 'sauvageauii')
Published in: Foslie, M. (1905). New lithothamnia and systematical remarks. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1905(5): 1-9.
Request PDFPublication date: etween 25.viii.1905 and 30.iv.1906
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Litholepis is Litholepis caspica (Foslie) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithoporella sauvageaui (Foslie) W.H.Adey.
Source of Synonymy
Adey, W.H. (1970). A revision of the Foslie crustose coralline herbarium. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab Skrifter (1970)(1): 1-46, 13 figs. [in English]
Type Information
Type locality: Puerto Orotava, Tenerife, Canary Islands; (Woelkerling 1998: 298) Holotype: C. Sauvageau; Dec. 1904 - Feb. 1905; PC; un-numbered, Sauvageau Herbarium (Woelkerling 1998: 297-298) Notes: Also TRH A16-1011 including slides 1023, 1024 and 1025 (Woelkering et al. 2005: 141).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 February 2017
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Taxonomic note
Taxon inquirendum (Furnari, pers. comm.). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025
