Lithothamnion imbricatum Dickie 1877
Publication Details
Lithothamnion imbricatum Dickie 1877: 486
Published in: Dickie, G. (1877). Supplemental notes on algae collected by H.N. Moseley, M.A., of H.M.S. "Challenger" from various localities. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 15: 486-489.
Request PDFType 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 Mesophyllum imbricatum (Dickie) W.H.Adey.
Source of Synonymy
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]
Type Information
Type locality: Papeete harbor, Tahiti; (Silva & al. 1996: 258) Holotype: H. Moseley; date not indicated; BM; algal box collection 1017 (Woelkerling 1998: 348) Notes: Holotype fragment: TRH, British Museum no. 13, includes slides 339 and 1610.
isotype: PC, unnumbered, Thuret-Bornet Herbarium (box collection, filed under Lithothamnion imbricatum).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 November 2020
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Nomenclatural note
"...unknowingly redescribed as Lithothamnion dickiei by Foslie (1900a: 7)
who thought that Dickie%u2019s name was only an herbarium name. Later, Foslie (190b: 12) corrected his mistake and recognized L. imbricatum as a distinct species]." (Woelkering et al. 2005: 449).
- (20 August 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 June 2025
