Lithophyllum bathyporum Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine 2011

Publication Details
Lithophyllum bathyporum Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine 2011: 295

Published in: Ballantine, D.L., Athanasiadis, A. & Ruiz, H. (2011). Notes on the benthic marine algae of Puerto Rico. X. Additions to the flora. Botanica Marina 54(3): 293-302.

Publication date: 2011

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithophyllum is Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Brest, France; (Ballantine et al. 2011: 295) Lectotype (L.depressum as lectotypified by Chamberlain & Irvine, 1994: 79): PC; CO2511 (Hernandez-Kantun et al. 2015: 801, fig 8A, top, small specimen)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 July 2011 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 June 2022

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Nomenclatural note
This is a new name to accommodate previous records of Lithophyllum incrustans from northern Europe (Britain, Ireland, France). The proposal is based on the account of Lithothamnion depressum given by Chamberlain & Irvine (1994, 79, fig. 27C). Priority for Lithophyllum depressum A. Villas-Boas, M. Figueiredo, & R. Riosmena-Rodríguez 2009 (INA). - (14 July 2011) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025