Lithothamnion corallioides f. subsimplex Batters 1892
Publication Details
Lithothamnion corallioides f. subsimplex Batters 1892: 177
Published in: Batters, E.A.L. (1892). Additional notes on the marine algae of the Clyde sea area. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 30: 170-177.
Publication date: June
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 Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W.H.Adey & D.L.McKibbin ex Woelkering & L.M.Irvine.
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: 399) Lectotype: E.A.L.Batters; viii.1891; dredged at 7 fathoms; BM; (Woelkerling 1993: 214)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 October 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
