Lithothamnion erythraeum Rothpletz 1893

Current name: Sporolithon erythraeum (Rothpletz) Kylin
Hawaii; scale is 5 mm - 12 August 2011. J.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Lithothamnion erythraeum Rothpletz 1893: 5 (as 'Lithothamnium')

Published in: Rothpletz, A. (1893). Ueber eine neue Pflanze (Lithothamnium erythraeum n. sp.) des Rothen Meeres. Botanisches Centralblatt 54: 5-6.

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 Sporolithon erythraeum (Rothpletz) Kylin.

Source of Synonymy
Kylin, H. (1956). Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen. pp. i-xv, 1-673, 458 figs. Lund: C.W.K. Gleerups.

Type Information
Type locality: El Tor, Gulf of Suez, Sinai, Egypt; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 479) Lectotype: no collector data; communicavit Dr H. Beckerex herb. Rothpletz [M, according to Stafleu & Cowan 1983: 927]; no date; no habitat data on type; TRH; C19-3409 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 477) Notes: Lectotype designated by Foslie (1904a, pl. 5, legend to fig. 1). (Woelkering et al. 2005: ) remark: "Adey et al. 1982: 48 incorrectly suggest that Rothpletz’s type material was possibly destroyed in Berlin bombings].". The same authors give "Lectotype: TRH, C19-3438 (see below)" on p. 477, but TRH C19-3409 as lectotype on p. 480; the latter is likely correct.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 August 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025