Squamolithon lenormandii (J.E.Areschoug) Heydrich 1911

Publication Details
Squamolithon lenormandii (J.E.Areschoug) Heydrich 1911: 32

Published in: Heydrich, F. (1911). Die Lithothamnien von Roscoff. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 29: 26-32, 1 plate.

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Squamolithon.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phymatolithon lenormandii (Areschoug) W.H.Adey.

Source of Synonymy
Adey, W.H. (1966). The genera Lithothamnium, Leptophytum (nov. gen.) and Phymatolithon in the Gulf of Maine. Hydrobiologia 28: 321-370, 112 figs, tables I-VI.

Basionym
Melobesia lenormandii Areschoug

Type Information
Type locality: Arromanches-les-Bains, Calvados, France; (Silva & al. 1996: 265) Lectotype: September 1847; LD; herb. alg. Agardh 50674 (Woelkerling 1988: 219) Notes: Isolectotype CN.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 April 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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