Phymatolithon acervatum (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970

Publication Details
Phymatolithon acervatum (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970: 28

Published in: Adey, W.H. (1970). A revision of the Foslie crustose coralline herbarium. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab Skrifter (1970)(1): 1-46, 13 figs. [in English]

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Publication date: October 1970

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phymatolithon is Phymatolithon polymorphum Foslie.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Leptothallia acervata (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.

Basionym
Lithothamnion acervatum Foslie

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Natal, South Africa; (Chamberlain & Keats 1994: 111) Lectotype: A. Weber-van Bosse ; 1893; TRH; B1-1607 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 226) Notes: Syntype: TRH, Knysna, Cape Province, South Africa, A. WvB, Foslie slide 704: Printz 1929, pl. I, fig. 14. fig. 6.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), heaped (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 July 2001 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 25 February 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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