Lithophyllum zostericola Foslie 1900

Current name: Pneophyllum zostericola (Foslie) D.Fujita
Sotogawa-cho, Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Chiba UniversityHideki Haga (902180827@office.chiba-u.jp)

Publication Details
Lithophyllum zostericola Foslie 1900: 5 (as 'zostericolum')

Published in: Foslie, M. (1900). Five new calcareous algae. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1900(3): 1-6.

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Publication date: between 26.vi.1900 and 31.xii.1900

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

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pneophyllum zostericola (Foslie) D.Fujita.

Source of Synonymy
Fujita, D. (1988). Fosliella zostericola (Foslie) Segawa (Rhodophyta, Corallinales) in culture. Japanese Journal of Phycology 36: 48-51.

Type Information
Type locality: Marine Lab. at Sagami Prov., Japan; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 136) Lectotype: Yendo 1899 No. 1; 1899; on Zostera; TRH; A15-985 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 136)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), living on or in the flowering plant Zostera.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 February 2016

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Nomenclatural note
Art. 23.2 "... the usage of the word element -cola as an adjective is a correctable error." - (27 February 2016) - M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025