Titanoderma mediterraneum (Foslie) Bressan & Babbini, nom. inval. 2003

Publication Details
Titanoderma mediterraneum (Foslie) Bressan & Babbini, nom. inval. 2003: 111, 204

Published in: Bressan, G. & Babbini, L. (2003). Biodiversità marina delle coste Italiane: Corallinales del Mar Mediterraneo: guida all deteminazione. Biologia Marina Mediterranea 10(Suppl. 2): 1-237.

Publication date: December 2003

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Titanoderma is Titanoderma pustulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Nägeli.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithoporella mediterranea (Foslie) W.H.Adey.

Source of Synonymy
Adey, W.H. (1970). A revision of the Foslie crustose coralline herbarium. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab Skrifter (1970)(1): 1-46, 13 figs. [in English]

Basionym
Litholepis mediterranea Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrénées Orientales, France; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 141) Holotype: Sauvageau; vi.1906; somewhat exposed place; TRH; A16-1009 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 141)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), Mediterranean Sea (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 December 2022

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 December 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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