Lithothamnion fruticulosum var. aemulans Foslie & M.Howe 1906
Publication Details
Lithothamnion fruticulosum var. aemulans Foslie & M.Howe 1906: 130
Published in: Foslie, M. & Howe, M.A. (1906). New American coralline algae. Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden 4: 128-136, pls 80-93.
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 Melyvonnea aemulans (Foslie & M.Howe) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. & Ballantine, D.L. (2014). The genera Melyvonnea gen. nov. and Mesophyllum s.s. (Melobesioideae, Corallinales, Rhodophyta) particularly from the central Atlantic Ocean. Nordic Journal of Botany 35: 385-436.
Type Information
Type locality: San Juan, Puerto Rico, 28 May 1903, coll. M. A. Howe.; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 453) Holotype: M.A. Howe; 28.v.1903; lying free just below low tide mark; TRH; 453 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 453) Notes: Part of holotype of Lithothamnion fruticulosum var. aemulans Foslie & Howe; partly in NY.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), small and shrubby.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 September 2014 by M.D. 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 22 December 2024
