Phymatolithon repandum (Foslie) Wilks & Woelkerling 1994
Publication Details
Phymatolithon repandum (Foslie) Wilks & Woelkerling 1994: 190, figs 1-10
Published in: Wilks, K.M. & Woelkerling, W.J. (1994). An account of southern Australian species of Phymatolithon (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) with comments on Leptophytum. Australian Systematic Botany 7: 183-223, 18 figs, 2 tables.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phymatolithon is Phymatolithon polymorphum Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phymatolithopsis repanda (Foslie) S.Y.Jeong, Maneveldt, P.W.Gabrielson, W.A.Nelson & T.O.Cho.
Source of Synonymy
Jeong, S.Y., Diaz-Pulido, G., Maneveldt, G.W., Gabrielson, P.W., Nelson, W.A., Won, B.Y & Cho, T.O. (2022). Phymatolithopsis gen. nov. (Hapalidiales, Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta) based on molecular and morpho-anatomical evidence. Journal of Phycology 58(1): 161-178.
Basionym
Lithothamnion repandum Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Half Moon Bay, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria; (Wilks & Woelkerling 1994: 191) Lectotype: J. Gabriel; 14 January 1899; no habitat data on type; TRH; C18-3354 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 471) Notes: Designated by Adey in Adey & Lebednik (1967: 83).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with a wavy margin.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Occurs intertidally on rocky reefs and in tide pools and subtidally to depths of 6 m; on small loose-lying stones, large rocks, reef tops and on a glass bottle (Wilks & Woelkeling 1994: 192).
Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 March 2022
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Taxonomic note
According to Maneveldt et al. (2020), Phymatolithon repandum and Lithothamnion prolixum belong in an as yet undescribed genus - (08 October 2020) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 July 2025
