Lithothamnion trichotomum Heydrich 1901
Publication Details
Lithothamnion trichotomum Heydrich 1901: 538 (as 'L.? trichotomum')
Published in: Heydrich, F. (1901). Die Lithothamnien des Museum d'histoire naturelle in Paris. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 28: 529-545, 1 pl. [pl. XI].
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 Neogoniolithon trichotomum (Heydrich) Setchell & L.R.Mason.
Type Information
Type locality: "Bay de la Paz, Californien (Diguet)." [La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico]; (Heydrich 1901: 538) Lectotype: L. Diguet; 1894; PC; Heydrich no. 11, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym) (Woelkerling 1998: 365) Notes: Part of the lectotype is now in UC (UC 790560).
Isolectotype: PC, Heydrich no. 21, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 September 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
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 26 April 2024