Lithothamnion mediocre (Foslie) Foslie 1907
Current name:
Melobesia mediocris (Foslie) Setchell & L.R.Mason
Northern California - 09 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)
Publication Details
Lithothamnion mediocre (Foslie) Foslie 1907: 26
Published in: Foslie, M. (1907). Algologiske notiser IV. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1907(6): 1-30.
Publication date: between 30.ix.1907 and 27.i.1908
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lithothamnion is Lithothamnion muelleri Lenormand ex Rosanoff.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melobesia mediocris (Foslie) Setchell & L.R.Mason.
Basionym
Lithophyllum zostericola f. mediocre Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA; (Silva 1979: 319) Holotype: C.L. Anderson; x.1876; no habitat data on type; TRH; C18-3337 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 469)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 February 2014 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 07 August 2020
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 April 2024