Lithophyllum frondosum (Dufour) G.Furnari, Cormaci & Alongi 1996

Publication Details
Lithophyllum frondosum (Dufour) G.Furnari, Cormaci & Alongi 1996: 117-121, fig. 1

Published in: Furnari, F., Cormaci, M. & Alongi, G. (1996). Lithophyllum frondosum (Dufour) comb. nov. (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta): the species to which Mediterranean 'Pseudolithophyllum expansum' should be referred. European Journal of Phycology 31: 117-122, 11 figs, 2 tables.

Request PDF

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 Lithophyllum stictiforme (Areschoug) Hauck.

Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (1999). The taxonomic status of Lithophyllum stictaeforme (Rhodophyta, Corallinales) and its generic position in light of phylogenetic considerations. Nordic Journal of Botany 19: 735-745.

Basionym
Melobesia frondosa Dufour

Type Information
Lectotype locality: San Nazzaro, Genoa, Italy; (Furnari, Cormaci & Alongi 1996: 121) Lectotype: L. Dufour; date not indicated; PC; unnumbered, Thuret-Bornet Herbarium (algal fascicle 132, filed under Lithophyllum expansum); designated by Woelkerling, Penrose & Chamberlain, 1993: 327 (Woelkerling 1998: 372)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), leafy.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
On rock, or occasionally on molluscs, algae or seagrasses or unattached; occurs in intertidal pools and along reef edges in heavy surf and subtidally to depths of 13 m (Womersley 1996: 237).

Created: 17 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 September 2021

Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.

Taxonomic notes
Womersley (1996: 233: cites this as an accepted name. - (07 April 2009) - G.M. Guiry
The names Pseudolithophyllum expansum and Lithophyllum expansum were misapplied to this species by Lemoine (1924) and other Mediterranean authors (Furnari, Cormaci & Alongi, 1996). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=5455

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 May 2025

Currently in AlgaeBase: