Lithothamnion darwinii (Harvey) Areschoug 1852
Publication Details
Lithothamnion darwinii (Harvey) Areschoug 1852: 523
Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1852). Ordo XII. Corallineae. In: Species genera et ordines algarum....Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. (Agardh, J.G. Eds), pp. 506-576. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lithothamnion is Lithothamnion muelleri Lenormand ex Rosanoff.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Melobesia darwinii Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: King George's Sound Darwin [Western Australia]; (Harvey 1849: 109)TCD?; Notes: Wilks & Woelkerling (1991: 529) note that the type appears to be missing. The specimen from King George Sound, Western Australia, upon which Harvey (1849) based the protologue of Melobesi darwinii could not be found. The status and disposition is in doubt, but from the description it is almost certainly not a Melobesia.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 March 2009 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
