Lithophyllum calcareum (Pallas) Foslie 1898

Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W.H.Adey & D.L.McKibbin ex Woelkering & L.M.Irvine

Current name: Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W.H.Adey & D.L.McKibbin ex Woelkering & L.M.Irvine
Trá an Dóiín, an Cheathrú Rua, Connemara; coral strand - 05 May 2008. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Lithophyllum calcareum (Pallas) Foslie 1898: 9

Published in: Foslie, M. (1898). List of species of the Lithothamnia. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1898(3): 1-11.

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Publication date: 24.xii.1898

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithophyllum is Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.

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.

Basionym
Millepora calcarea Pallas

Type Information
Neotype locality: Falmouth Harbour, Cornwall, England; (Chamberlain & Irvine 1994: 212) Neotype: W.F. Farnham; 11.xii.1983; subtidal; BM; Box 1626 (Chamberlain & Irvine 1994: 212) Notes: Chamberlain & Irvine (1994) recommend consulting Woelkerling & Irvine (1986a: figs 1,15) for more information on the neotype of this species. Isoneotypes: BM, LTB

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), chalky, limy (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 August 2005 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 October 2017

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