Dermatolithon bermudense (Foslie & M.Howe) Foslie & M.Howe 1909
Publication Details
Dermatolithon bermudense (Foslie & M.Howe) Foslie & M.Howe 1909: 58
Published in: Foslie, M. (1909). Algologiske notiser VI. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1909(2): 1-63.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dermatolithon is Dermatolithon pustulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Titanoderma bermudense (Foslie & M.Howe) Woelkerling, Y.M.Chamberlain & P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J., Chamberlain, Y.M. & Silva, P.C. (1985). A taxonomic and nomenclatural reassessment of Tenarea, Titanoderma and Dermatolithon (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) based on studies of type and other critical specimens. Phycologia 24: 317-337, 39 figs, 2 tables.
Basionym
Lithophyllum bermudense Foslie & M.Howe
Type Information
Type locality: Spanish Point, Bermuda; (Silva & al. 1996: 247) Holotype: M.A.Howe no. 199; 21 June 1900; encrusting a calcareous pebble and encrusting and enclosing a coquina pebble; NY; (Woelkerling 1998: 304) Notes: On calcareous rock (Woelkerling & Campbell 1992: 18). Holotype also TRH A19-1245, Howe no. 199; includes one unnumbered slide. Holotype fragment: PC, Howe no. 199, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 December 2022
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Taxonomic note
Womersley (1996: 233) cites this as a synonym of Lithophyllum frondosum. - (07 April 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 December 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2025
