Lithothamnion polymorphum Areschoug, nom. illeg. 1852
Publication Details
Lithothamnion polymorphum Areschoug, nom. illeg. 1852: 524
Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1852). Ordo XII. Corallineae. In: Species genera et ordines algarum....Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. (Agardh, J.G. Eds), pp. 506-576. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
Request PDFType 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 Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W.H.Adey & D.L.McKibbin ex Woelkering & L.M.Irvine.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (2016). Phycologia Europaea Rhodophyta Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxxviii, 1-762. Thessaloniki: Published and distributed by the author.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 October 2017
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Irish note
Cotton (1912) includes a note on this entity. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: superfluous substitute name. - (02 October 2017) - M.D. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Although the name refers nomenclaturally to Phymatolithon calcareum, records under this name generally refer to Phymatolithon purpureum. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 April 2025
