Lithothamnion durum Kjellman 1889
Publication Details
Lithothamnion durum Kjellman 1889: 22, pl. I: figs 3-5
Published in: Kjellman, F.R. (1889). Om Beringhafvets algflora [About the Bering Sea algae]. Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 23(8): 1-58, pls I-VII.
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 Clathromorphum circumscriptum (Strömfelt) Foslie.
Source of Synonymy
Peña, V., Bélanger, D., Gagnon, P., Richards, J.L., Le Gall, L., Hughey, J.R., Saunders, G.W., Lindstrom, S., Rinde, E., Husa, V., Christie, H., Fridriksen, S., Hall-Spencer, J.M., Steneck, R.S., Schoenrock, K.M.,Gitmark, J., Grefsrud, E.S., Anglès d'Auriac, M.B., Legrand, E., Grall, J., Mumford, T.F., Kamenos, N.A. & Gabrielson, P.W. (2021). Lithothamnion (Hapalidiales, Rhodophyta) in the changing Arctic and Subarctic: DNA sequencing of type and recent specimens provides a systematics foundation. European Journal of Phycology 56(4): 1-26.
Type Information
Type locality: Port Clarence, Alaska [Bering Sea 65.265974, -166.852765]; (Kjellman 1889: 22) Holotype: F.R. Kjellman; vii.1877; UPS; A-000297 (Peña & al. 2021: 6) Notes: "Type: apparently not designated (Woelkerling 1993: 81). TRH has two syntypes (C21-3516, C21-3517)." (Woelkering et al. 2005: 495). According to Peña et al., 2021: 6, TRH fragment is now considered an isotype (Art. 8.3, Turland et al. 2018).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 May 2012 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 August 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
