Lithothamnion battersii Foslie 1896
Publication Details
Lithothamnion battersii Foslie 1896: 1, pl. 1: figs 1-5
Published in: Foslie, M. (1895). New or critical Lithothamnia. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1895(2): 1-10, 15 figs, 1 plate.
Request PDFType 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 Boreolithothamnion glaciale (Kjellman) P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.Peña.
Source of Synonymy
Chamberlain, Y.M. & Irvine, L.M. (1994). Melobesioideae Bizzozero. In: Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta Part 2B Corallinales, Hildenbrandiales. (Irvine, L.M. & Chamberlain, Y.M. Eds), pp. 159-234. London: HMSO.
Type Information
Type locality: Cumbrae, Scotland; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 430) Holotype: E.A.L.Batters; viii. 1891; collection depth: 7 fathoms; viii. 1891; TRH; C10-3098 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 429) Notes: "Flagged as the type of L. battersii but listed under L. granii in Adey & Lebednik 1967: 78, who mistakenly place the collection locality in the 'Republic of Ireland' and list the collector as ‘Batlers’]..." (Woelkering et al. 2005: 430).
Eponomy
Named for Edward Arthur Lionel Batters (1860-1907), British phycologist.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 April 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 June 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
