Phymatolithon compactum f. circumscriptum (Strömfelt) Foslie 1905
Publication Details
Phymatolithon compactum f. circumscriptum (Strömfelt) Foslie 1905: 88
Published in: Foslie, M. (1905). Remarks on northern lithothamnia. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1905(3): 1-138.
Request PDFPublication date: between 25.viii.1905 and 30.iv.1906
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phymatolithon is Phymatolithon polymorphum Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Clathromorphum circumscriptum (Strömfelt) Foslie.
Basionym
Lithothamnion circumscriptum Strömfelt
Type Information
Syntype localities: Rock pools of Hólmanäset and on balanoids deeper in Skagafjördur, Iceland.; (Adey & al. 2015: 195) "Holotype": S; (Athanasiadis & Ballantine 2024: 27) Notes: "Epitype locality": Holmonas, Reydharfjord, Iceland (Adey & al. 2015: 195). "Epitype": W.H. Adey; 29.vii.1966; US 170939 (66-24-1A W.H. Adey collection no.) (Adey & al. 2015: 195). According to Peña et al. (2021: 6), the seven microscope slides from the original specimen in S are better called a lectotype.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), compact (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 April 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 July 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 July 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
