Lithothamnion squamuliforme Foslie 1905
Publication Details
Lithothamnion squamuliforme Foslie 1905: 17
Published in: Foslie, M. (1905). Den botaniske samling [The botanical collection]. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Aarsbertning 1904(6): 15-18.
Publication date: between April 1905 and 24.viii.1905
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 Mesophyllum squamuliforme (Foslie) W.H.Adey.
Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J. & Harvey, A. (1993). An account of southern Australian species of Mesophyllum (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Australian Systematic Botany 6: 571-637, 31 figs, 5 tables.
Type Information
Holotype locality: "Port Philip Bay, Victoria. Comm[unicavit] J. Gabriel" [Australia]; (Foslie 1905: 18) Holotype: J. Gabriel; 1901; on rock; TRH; unnumbered (Woelkerling & Harvey 1993: 600)
Created: 31 March 2009 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 August 2015
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Taxonomic note
Woelkerling & Harvey (1993: 600) treat this as a species of uncertain species. - (31 March 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 July 2025
