Phymatolithon polymorphum f. battersii (Foslie) Heydrich 1911
Publication Details
Phymatolithon polymorphum f. battersii (Foslie) Heydrich 1911: 27
Published in: Heydrich, F. (1911). Die Lithothamnien von Roscoff. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 29: 26-32, 1 plate.
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 Boreolithothamnion glaciale (Kjellman) P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.Peña.
Basionym
Lithothamnion battersii Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Cumbrae, Scotland; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 430) Holotype: E.A.L.Batters; viii. 1891; collection depth: 7 fathoms; viii. 1891; TRH; C10-3098 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 429) Notes: "Flagged as the type of L. battersii but listed under L. granii in Adey & Lebednik 1967: 78, who mistakenly place the collection locality in the 'Republic of Ireland' and list the collector as ‘Batlers’]..." (Woelkering et al. 2005: 430).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 June 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
