Leptophytum bisporum (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970

Publication Details
Leptophytum bisporum (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970: 30

Published in: Adey, W.H. (1970). A revision of the Foslie crustose coralline herbarium. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab Skrifter (1970)(1): 1-46, 13 figs. [in English]

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Publication date: October 1970

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Leptophytum is Leptophytum laeve W.H.Adey.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hyperandri bisporum (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.

Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. & Ballantine, D.L. (2024). Anatomy and classification of the Mesophyllaceae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta), based on phylogenetic principles. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 118: [i]-xii, [1]-216, 83 figures, 6 tables.

Basionym
Lithothamnion bisporum Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: Puerto Orotava [Puerto de la Cruz], Tenerife, Canary Islands; (Woelkerling 1998: 331) Holotype: C. Sauvageau; Dec. 1904 - Feb. 1905; PC; unnumbered, Sauvageau Herbarium (box collection) (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 237) Notes: Also holotype fragments at TRH B2-1680 (includes slides 1058 and 1059) (Woelkering et al. 2005: 237).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 February 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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