Lithothamnion vescum Foslie 1907
Publication Details
Lithothamnion vescum Foslie 1907: 3, no fig.
Published in: Foslie, M. (1907). Algologiske notiser IV. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1907(6): 1-30.
Publication date: between 30.ix.1907 and 27.i.1908
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 vescum (Foslie) W.H.Adey.
Type Information
Type locality: Marine Laboratory at Sagami Province, Pacific coast of middle Japan, Japan; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 246) Lectotype: Y. Yendo No. 228; 1899; on rhizoids of Ecklonia; TRH; B2-1741 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 246)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024