Crodelia incrustans f. expansa (Philippi) Heydrich 1911

Publication Details
Crodelia incrustans f. expansa (Philippi) Heydrich 1911: 13

Published in: Heydrich, F. (1911). Lithophyllum incrustans Phil. mit einem Nachtrag über Paraspora fruticulosa (Ktz.) Heydrich. Bibliotheca Botanica 18(75): 1-24, 2 plates.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Crodelia is Crodelia expansa (Philippi) Kylin.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mesophyllum expansum (Philippi) Cabioch & M.L.Mendoza.

Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. & Neto, A.I. (2010). On the occurrence of Mesophyllum expansum (Philippi) Cabioch & Mendoza (Melobesioideae, Corallinales (Rhodophyta) in the Mediterranean Sea, the Canary Isles and the Azores. Botanica Marina 53(4): 333-341.

Basionym
Lithophyllum expansum Philippi

Type Information
Type locality: Catania, Sicily; (Athanasiadis & Neto 2010: 334) Lectotype: L; 943.7-84 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 200) Notes: According to INA and Cabioch & Mendoza (2003), the type locality is not given. Woelkerling (1983: 307, fig. 4) designates the original collection of L expansum, consisting of two pieces of thallus, as the lectotype. Athanasiadis & Neto select the larger specimen.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 May 2011 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 October 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024

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