Lithothamnion glaciale Kjellman 1883
Current name:
Boreolithothamnion glaciale (Kjellman) P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.Peña
Arisaig, Scotland. Natura 2000 Special Area of Conservation; maerl form; 10 m depth;Jason Hall-Spenser
Publication Details
Lithothamnion glaciale Kjellman 1883: 123, pls 2, 3
Published in: Kjellman, F.R. (1883). Norra Ishafvets algflora [Northern Arctic Ocean algalflora]. Vega-expeditionens Vetenskapliga Iakttagelser 3: 1-431, pls 1-31.
Request PDFType 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 glaciale (Kjellman) P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.Peña.
Type Information
Type locality: Mosselbay, Spitsbergen; (Gabrielsen & al. 2023: 754) Lectotype: Kjellman No. 241; UPS; (Chamberlain & Irvine 1994: 183) Notes: Syntype localities: Norwegian Sea, Greenland Sea, Barents Sea, Baffinsbay, American Arctic Ocean (INA). See Woelkering et al. (2005: 291): "The provisional typification of Adey (1970a: 228) is not in accord with ICBN Art. 7.11 and
thus cannot be accepted. The designation by Chamberlain & Irvine (1994b: 183) is definite (and thus in accord with Art. 7.11) even though reference is made to the provisional typification of Adey. Chamberlain & Irvine (1994b: 183), however, explicitly state that they have not seen the lectotype." Lectotype designated by Peña et al. (2021: 7): UPS A-000202, xi- xii. 1872. leg. F.R. Kjellman; type locality: Mosselbay, Spitsbergen.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B, icy, frozen, or glacial; also meaning, growing in icy-cold regions.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Bright pink to purplish, minutely white-speckled calcareous crust, becoming very thick, usually with abundant regular or irregular branches, free or attached to substratum
Habitat
On rock, pebbles, shells or free-living, lower intertidal (north-east coasts) and subtidal to deeper waters, abundant in Scotland, rarer and deeper on western coasts of British Isles.
Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
