Lithothamnion aemulans (Foslie & M.Howe) Foslie 1908
Publication Details
Lithothamnion aemulans (Foslie & M.Howe) Foslie 1908: 17
Published in: Foslie, M. (1908). Algologiske notiser V. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1908(7): 1-20.
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 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.
Basionym
Lithothamnion fruticulosum var. aemulans Foslie & M.Howe
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
Participle B (Latin), rivalling, more or less equalling (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 September 2015
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Paul Gabrielson in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 September 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 December 2024
