Lithothamnion lemniscatum Foslie 1907
Publication Details
Lithothamnion lemniscatum Foslie 1907: 11
Published in: Foslie, M. (1907). Algologiske notiser IV. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1907(6): 1-30.
Publication date: between 30.ix.1907 and 27.i.1908
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lithothamnion is Lithothamnion muelleri Lenormand ex Rosanoff.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Magnephycus engelhartii (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.
Type Information
Type locality: Cape Jaffa, South Australia, Australia; (Woelkerling & Harvey 1993: 597) Holotype: [A. Engelhart]; 1899; no habitat data on type; TRH; B16-2432 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 324)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 March 2009 by G.M. 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 12 January 2025