Lithophyllum simile Foslie 1909
Publication Details
Lithophyllum simile Foslie 1909: 30
Published in: Foslie, M. (1909). Algologiske notiser VI. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1909(2): 1-63.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithophyllum is Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: St. Thomé [= São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe]; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 187) Holotype: collector not indicated; date not indicated; TRH; A22-1379, ex Jard. bot. Coimbra no. 33, includes slide 599 (Woelkerling 1998: 327) Notes: Holotype fragment: PC, unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), like, resembling, similar (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 June 2002 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 August 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024