Lithophyllum hapalidioides (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Hariot 1889
Publication Details
Lithophyllum hapalidioides (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Hariot 1889: 84
Published in: Hariot, P. (1889). Algues. In: Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn. 1882-1883. Tome V. Botanique. Cryptogamie. (Hariot, P. & al. Eds), pp. 3-109. Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, Imprimieurs Libraires.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithophyllum is Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithophyllum pustulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Foslie.
Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J. & Campbell, S.J. (1992). An account of the southern Australian species of Lithophyllum (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Botany 22: 1-107, 63 figs, 13 tables, 4 maps.
Basionym
Melobesia hapalidioides P.Crouan & H.Crouan
Type Information
Type locality: Rade de Brest, France; (Chamberlain 1996: 36) Lectotype: CO; un-numbered (Chamberlain 1996: 36)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 October 2019
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Irish note
Cotton (1912) includes a note on this entity. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Taxon inquirendum (Furnari, pers. comm.).
According to Babbini & Bressan (1997) this species is a synonym of Titanoderma pustulatum var. macrocarpum (Rosanoff) Chamberlain. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 October 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
