Lithophyllum sphaeroides Me.Lemoine 1924

Publication Details
Lithophyllum sphaeroides Me.Lemoine 1924: 281, figs 6-7

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

Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.

Source of Synonymy
Aguirre, J., Braga, J.C., Reviers, B. de & Woelkerling, W.J. (2012). Reassessment of Lemoine's newly discovered types of fossil corallines (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) preserved at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. Cryptogamie Algologie 33(3): 289-326.

Type Information
Holotype locality: Koritza, Albania (Burdigalian); (Aguirre & al. 2012: 319) Holotype: Bourcart; PC; one thin section and one rock sample in box 48-1/96 (Aguirre & al. 2012: 319, figs 38, 39)

Fossil
Described as a fossil.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 October 2012 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 August 2014

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Taxonomic note
According to Aguirre et al. (2012), this is a taxon of uncertain family and genus placement. - (04 October 2012) - G.M. Guiry

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Paul Gabrielson in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025