Lithothamnion laeve (Foslie) Foslie 1898

Publication Details
Lithothamnion laeve (Foslie) Foslie 1898: 7

Published in: Foslie, M. (1898). List of species of the Lithothamnia. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1898(3): 1-11.

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Publication date: 24.xii.1898

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 Leptophytum laeve W.H.Adey.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum. pp. Website. Berkeley: University of California.

Basionym
Lithophyllum lenormandii f. laeve Foslie

Type Information
Holotype locality: Eyrarbakki, Iceland; (Adey, Athanasiadis & Lebednik 2001: 192) Holotype: G. Strömfelt’; 4 September 1883; on intertidal rocks and pebbles; S; (Adey, Athanasiadis & Lebednik 2001: 192) Notes: A single slide annotated ‘Lithophyl. laeve n. sp. Sporangia Eyr... på sten in fjâre 4/9 83 G. Strömfelt’.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), smooth, free from uneveness, hairs or roughness (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 August 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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