Lithophyllum lithophylloides f. brachiatum Heydrich 1901

Publication Details
Lithophyllum lithophylloides f. brachiatum Heydrich 1901: 531 (as 'brachiata')

Published in: Heydrich, F. (1901). Die Lithothamnien des Museum d'histoire naturelle in Paris. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 28: 529-545, 1 pl. [pl. XI].

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithophyllum is Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithophyllum brachiatum (Heydrich) Me.Lemoine.

Source of Synonymy
Lemoine, Mme P. [= M.] (1929). Les Corallinacées de l'Archipel des Galapagos et du Golfe de Panama. Archives du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle [Paris], Sixième Série 4: 37-88, 35 figs, IV pls.

Type Information
Type locality: Bahia de La Paz, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico; (Woelkerling 1998: 316) Holotype: L. Diguet; 1894; PC; No. 14, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym) (Woelkerling 1998: 316) Notes: Holotype fragments: TRH, no. 14, includes slide 668; UC 790561

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 December 2001 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 August 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 July 2025

 
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