Lithothamnion bamleri Heydrich 1897
Current name:
Lithophyllum bamleri (Heydrich) Heydrich
recolectada en la zona Sur del Macizo Guamuhaya. Detalle de las ramas. Foto: Ángel Moreira.
Publication Details
Lithothamnion bamleri Heydrich 1897: 4, pl. I [1]:: figs 1-3
Published in: Heydrich, F. (1897). Neue Kalkalgen von Deutsch-Neu-Guinea (Kaiser Wilhelms-Land). Bibliotheca Botanica 7(41): 1-11, 1 pl.
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 Lithophyllum bamleri (Heydrich) Heydrich.
Type Information
Type locality: "Von den Tami-Inseln im Huon-Golf, Deutsch-Neu-Guinea," [Tami Island, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea]; (Heydrich 1897: 4) Lectotype: [Missionary] Bamler; date not determined; PC; (Woelkerling 1998: 331) Notes: The type in PC, designated by Verheij (1993: 39), may be missing. Woelkering & al. (2005: 44) say that it is in the General Herbarium.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024