Lithothamnion laeve (Foslie) Foslie 1898
Publication Details
Lithothamnion laeve (Foslie) Foslie 1898: 7
Published in: Foslie, M. (1898). List of species of the Lithothamnia. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1898(3): 1-11.
Request PDFPublication date: 24.xii.1898
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 Leptophytum laeve W.H.Adey.
Basionym
Lithophyllum lenormandii f. laeve Foslie
Type Information
Holotype locality: Eyrarbakki, Iceland; (Adey, Athanasiadis & Lebednik 2001: 192) Holotype: G. Strömfelt’; 4 September 1883; on intertidal rocks and pebbles; S; (Adey, Athanasiadis & Lebednik 2001: 192) Notes: A single slide annotated ‘Lithophyl. laeve n. sp. Sporangia Eyr... på sten in fjâre 4/9 83 G. Strömfelt’.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), smooth, free from uneveness, hairs or roughness (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 August 2015
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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 16 April 2024
