Lithothamnion philippii f. alternans Foslie 1907

Publication Details
Lithothamnion philippii f. alternans Foslie 1907: 7

Published in: Foslie, M. (1907). Algologiske notiser IV. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1907(6): 1-30.

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Publication date: between 30.ix.1907 and 27.i.1908

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 Mesophyllum alternans (Foslie) Cabioch & M.L.Mendoza.

Source of Synonymy
Cabioch, J. & Mendoza, M.L. (1998). Mesophyllum alternans (Foslie) comb. nov. (Corallinales, Rhodophyta), a mediterraneo-atlantic species, and new considerations on the Lithothamnion philippii Foslie complex. Phycologia 37(3): 208-221, 31 figs, 2 tables.

Type Information
Holotype locality: nórdlich Monte de Direction [= north of Mt Direction], Tangier, Morocco; (Cabioch & Mendoza 1998: 209) Holotype: P. Kuckuck; 14.vi.1901; collection depth 15-20 m; TRH; B16-2493 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 332) Notes: Holotype: Kuckuck collection; TRH (no specimen number), including slide 783. Holotype; TRH B16-2493 (Peñes et al., 2015).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 January 1999 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 November 2024

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