Lithoporella mediterranea (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970

Publication Details
Lithoporella mediterranea (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970: 15

Published in: Adey, W.H. (1970). A revision of the Foslie crustose coralline herbarium. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab Skrifter (1970)(1): 1-46, 13 figs. [in English]

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Publication date: October 1970

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithoporella is Lithoporella melobesioides (Foslie) Foslie.

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

Basionym
Litholepis mediterranea Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrénées Orientales, France; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 141) Holotype: Sauvageau; vi.1906; somewhat exposed place; TRH; A16-1009 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 141)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), Mediterranean Sea (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 02 February 2017 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 December 2022

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Nomenclatural note
Taxon inquirendum (Furnari, pers. comm.); nothing is said in the protologue about cell connections between filaments, and the type has yet to be re-examined to determine whether cell fusions or secondary pits occur (Woelkerling, pers. comm.). - (28 February 2017) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 December 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 March 2025

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