Pseudolithoderma adriaticum (Hauck) Verlaque 1988
Publication Details
Pseudolithoderma adriaticum (Hauck) Verlaque 1988: 190
Published in: Verlaque, M. (1988). Végétation marine de la Corse (Méditerranée) VII. Documents pour la flore des algues. Botanica Marina 31: 187-194. [in French, English abstract]
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pseudolithoderma is Pseudolithoderma fatiscens Svedelius.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Lithoderma adriaticum Hauck
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latinised), of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 August 2015
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Taxonomic note
"According to Fletcher (1987: 86, fig. 3)
Pseudolithoderma roscoffense Loiseaux shows a
marked similarity with P. adriaticum. In fact he
stated that "...It seems possible, therefore, that
Lithoderma adriaticum Hauck sensu Hamel is
conspecific with Pseudolithoderma roscoffense
Loiseaux, although such a connection was not
discussed by Loiseaux (1968)...". However, he
concluded that further studies were necessary,
and in particular on the Mediterranean type material,
before to propose the synonymy between
these two taxa. On the contrary, according to Verlaque
(1988) these species are distinct in: i. thickness
of the thallus (up to 260 µm in P. adriaticum vs
up to 1000 µm in P. roscoffense); ii. diameter
and lenght of the cells of erect filaments [diameter:
(9.5) 12-16 (20) µm in P. adriaticum, 10-
15 µm in P. roscoffense; length: (6) 9-16 (19)
µm in P. adriaticum, 5-8 µm in P. roscoffense]." (Cormaci et al. 2012: 416). - (27 August 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 April 2025
