Lithothamnion calcareum f. compressum (Harvey) Foslie 1897
Publication Details
Lithothamnion calcareum f. compressum (Harvey) Foslie 1897: 258 (as 'compressa')
Published in: Foslie, M. (1897). Einige Bemerkungen über Melobesieae. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 15: 252-260.
Publication date: 1897
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 Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W.H.Adey & D.L.McKibbin ex Woelkering & L.M.Irvine.
Basionym
Melobesia compressa M'Calla ex Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: probably Roundstone Bay, Ireland.; Notes: Type seeminly not designated, but type material of McCalla may be in TCD or DBN (Stafleu & Cowan 1981: 212; Woelkering et al. 2005: 395). Harvey's coralline algae may have not survived.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), chalky, limy (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 April 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 December 2022
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 December 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024