Millepora informis Lamarck, nom. illeg. 1816
Publication Details
Millepora informis Lamarck, nom. illeg. 1816: 203
Published in: Lamarck, J.B. (1816). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Vol. 2 pp. 1-568. Paris: Verdière.
Request PDFPublication date: March 1816
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W.H.Adey & D.L.McKibbin ex Woelkering & L.M.Irvine.
Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J. & Irvine, L.M. (1986). The typification and status of Phymatolithon (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). British Phycological Journal 21: 55-80, 18 figs.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), formless, shapeless, deformed, hideous, ugly.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 August 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 April 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: according to Woelkerling & Irvine (1986; 76), this is a superfluous substitute name for Phymatolothon calcareum but was included with a question mark in the synonymy of Lithothamnion corallioides by Athanasiadis (2016: 215). - (05 April 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 June 2025
