Lithothamnion rubrum f. minutum (Foslie) Heydrich 1911

Publication Details
Lithothamnion rubrum f. minutum (Foslie) Heydrich 1911: 30

Published in: Heydrich, F. (1911). Die Lithothamnien von Roscoff. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 29: 26-32, 1 plate.

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 Boreolithothamnion corallioides (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) V.Peña & P.W.Gabrielson.

Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (2016). Phycologia Europaea Rhodophyta Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxxviii, 1-762. Thessaloniki: Published and distributed by the author.

Basionym
Lithothamnion corallioides f. minutum Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: Ile Holavre, Golfe du Morbihan, Bretagne, France; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 402) Holotype: no collector data; 20.viii.1872; no habitat data on type; TRH; C2-2920 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 402)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), red (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 April 2017 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 June 2025

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