Titanoderma tessellatum (Me.Lemoine) Woelkerling, Y.M.Chamberlain & P.C.Silva 1985

Publication Details
Titanoderma tessellatum (Me.Lemoine) Woelkerling, Y.M.Chamberlain & P.C.Silva 1985: 333

Published in: Woelkerling, W.J., Chamberlain, Y.M. & Silva, P.C. (1985). A taxonomic and nomenclatural reassessment of Tenarea, Titanoderma and Dermatolithon (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) based on studies of type and other critical specimens. Phycologia 24: 317-337, 39 figs, 2 tables.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Titanoderma is Titanoderma pustulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Nägeli.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithophyllum prototypum (Foslie) Foslie.

Basionym
Lithophyllum tessellatum Me.Lemoine

Type Information
Syntype localities: "Galapagos. Ile Charles, Post Office Bay, au-dessous de la limite de la basse mer. — Ile Albemarle, Tagus Cove, à marée basse, août 1924."; (Lemoine 1929: 68)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), tessellated; mosaic..

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 February 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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