Lithothamnion kerguelenum (Dickie) Foslie 1898
Publication Details
Lithothamnion kerguelenum (Dickie) Foslie 1898: 10
Published in: Foslie, M. (1898). List of species of the Lithothamnia. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1898(3): 1-11.
Request PDFPublication date: 24.xii.1898
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lithothamnion is Lithothamnion muelleri Lenormand ex Rosanoff.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Melobesia kerguelena Dickie
Type Information
Type locality: Kerguelen; (Woelkerling 1998: 373) Holotype: A.E. Eaton; December 1874 - February 1875; no habitat data on type; BM; algal box collection 1102 (Woelkerling 1998: 373) Notes: Holotype fragments: PC, unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed under non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym); TRH, unnumbered, includes slide 361.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 August 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
