Lithothamnion obtectulum (Foslie) Foslie
Publication details
Lithothamnion obtectulum (Foslie) Foslie 1900: 68
Published in: Foslie, M. (1900). New or critical calcareous algae. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1899(5): 1-34.
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Publication date: between 1.i.1900 and 25.vi.1900
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 Clathromorphum obtectulum (Foslie) W.H.Adey
Basionym
Lithothamnion kerguelenum f. obtectula Foslie
Type information
Type locality: [Royal Sound, south side, one ‘Norwegian mile’ from entrance], Kerguelen (Woelkerling et al. 2005: 316). Lectotype: Gundersen; 1898; no habitat data on type. TRH B15-2364 (Woelkerling et al. 2005: 316).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
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Key references
Woelkerling, W.J., Gustavsen, G., Myklebost, H.E., Prestø, T., Såstad, S.M. (2005). The coralline red algal herbarium of Mikael Foslie: revised catalogue with analyses. Gunneria 77: 1-625.
Created: 21 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 18 August 2015 by M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019.
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