Lithothamnion funafutiense f. purpurascens Foslie 1901
Publication Details
Lithothamnion funafutiense f. purpurascens Foslie 1901: 18
Published in: Foslie, M. (1901). Part II. Corallinaceae. [In] Flora of Koh Chang. Contributions to the knowledge of the vegetation in the Gulf of Siam. By Johs. Schmidt.. Botanisk Tidsskrift 24(1): 15-22.
Publication date: May 1901
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 Mesophyllum funafutiense (Foslie) Verheij.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: nordsiden af [=north side of] Siambugten [= Gulf of Siam, now the Gulf of Thailand], Thailand; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 318) Lectotype: Schmidt; 7.iii.1900; encrusting on a coral reef; TRH; B15-2377 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 318)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 July 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 18 August 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024