Epilithon vanheurckii (Heydrich) Heydrich 1905
Publication Details
Epilithon vanheurckii (Heydrich) Heydrich 1905: [1] (as 'van heurckii')
Published in: Heydrich, F. (1905). Note sur l'Épilithon van heurckii Heyd. pp. [2]. City of publication not indicated: Publisher not indicated.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Epilithon is Epilithon membranaceum (Esper) Heydrich.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Boreolithon van-heurckii (Heydrich) A.S.Harvey & Woelkerling.
Basionym
Lithothamnion vanheurckii Heydrich
Type Information
Lectotype locality: "Jersey 1903 et 1904, Ste-Brelade, EP. sur Aglaosphenia attaché à un Halidrys. H. Y. H." [St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands; Aglaosphenia is a genus of hydroids of the family Aglaopheniidae]; (Harvey & Woelkerling 1995: 374) Lectotype: H. Van Heurck; February 1903; AWH; unnumbered (Harvey & Woelkerling 1995) Notes: Lectotype designated by Chamberlain & Irvine (1994: 199). Isolectotypes: TRH and PC.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 August 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
