Lithothamnion coulmanicum Foslie 1905
Publication Details
Lithothamnion coulmanicum Foslie 1905: 16
Published in: Foslie, M. (1905). Den botaniske samling [The botanical collection]. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Aarsbertning 1904(6): 15-18.
Publication date: between April 1905 and 24.viii.1905
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 coulmanicum (Foslie) W.H.Adey.
Source of Synonymy
Adey, W.H. (1970). A revision of the Foslie crustose coralline herbarium. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab Skrifter (1970)(1): 1-46, 13 figs. [in English]
Type Information
Type locality: Cape Wadsworth, Coulman Island, Antarctica; (Woelkerling 1998: 338) Holotype: Anon.; 17.i.1902; 18 fathoms; TRH; B2-1684, includes slides 930 and 931 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 238) Notes: Isotype: BM, algal box collection 297.
Isotype fragment: PC, unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 August 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
