Lithophyllum marlothii f. subplicatum Foslie 1902
Publication Details
Lithophyllum marlothii f. subplicatum Foslie 1902: 19 (as ''subplicata'')
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 Chamberlainium impar (Foslie) Puckree-Padua, P.W.Gabrielson & Maneveldt.
Source of Synonymy
Puckree-Padua, C.A., Haywood, A., Gabrielson, P.W. & Maneveldt, G.W. (2020). Reassignment of some South African species to Chamberlainium, with a comment about the recognition of families of Corallinales (Rhodophyta). Phycologia 59(6): 464-496.
Type Information
Type locality: Natal eller et sted mellem Natal og Kap det Gode Haab (Natal, or between Natal and the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa); (Silva & al. 1996: 271) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Foslie (1909: 14)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 September 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 01 March 2021
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Nomenclatural note
According to Index Nominum Algarum, Lithophyllum impar Foslie 1909: 13 is a new name (L. marlottii f. subplicatum Foslie 1902: 19). - (15 April 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025