Phymatolithon ocellatum (Foslie) Foslie 1898
Publication Details
Phymatolithon ocellatum (Foslie) Foslie 1898: 8
Published in: Foslie, M. (1898). List of species of the Lithothamnia. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1898(3): 1-11.
Request PDFPublication date: 24.xii.1898
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 Phymatolithon investiens Foslie.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (2016). Phycologia Europaea Rhodophyta Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxxviii, 1-762. Thessaloniki: Published and distributed by the author.
Basionym
Lithothamnion ocellatum Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Lyngø [now Lyngøya] ved [= near] Tromsø, Norway; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 523) Holotype: M. Foslie; 12.vi.1892; collection depth: 5-6 fathoms; TRH; C26-3786 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 523)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), marked with two-coloured spots, having the centre of one colour surrounded by a broad ring of another (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 October 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
