Lithophyllum capitulatum Heydrich 1900

Publication Details
Lithophyllum capitulatum Heydrich 1900: 560

Published in: Heydrich, F. (1900). Les Lithothamniées de l'Expédition Antarctique. Bulletin de la Classes des Sciences de l'Académie royale de Belgique 1900: 560-566.

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 Spongites discoideus (Foslie) D.Penrose & Woelkerling.

Type Information
Type locality: Terre de Feu [= Tierra del Fuego Island], Beagle Channel, Lapataia; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 72) Holotype: Racovitza; BR; Racovitza collection 77 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 71) Notes: "Not seen [- type in BR]." Woelkering et al. (2005: 72)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 December 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 December 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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