Litholepis sonorensis E.Y.Dawson 1960
Publication Details
Litholepis sonorensis E.Y.Dawson 1960: 59, pl. 48: fig. 1
Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1960). Marine red algae of Pacific Mexico. Part 3. Cryptonemiales, Corallinaceae subf. Melobesioideae. Pacific Naturalist 2: 3-125, 50 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Litholepis is Litholepis caspica (Foslie) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Isla Espiritu Santo near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico.; (Dawson 1960: 60) Holotype: Dawson 592x-40; no date; on a weathered shell dredged from 12-25 meters depth, Canal de San Lorenzo; Herb. A. Hancock; (Dawson 1960: 60) Notes: In Dawson 1960. “In the original publication, 1944, there is an error in citation of the field number of the type in the caption to plate 63, fig. 1 “.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 February 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 December 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 December 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
