Lithophyllum torquescens Foslie 1901
Publication Details
Lithophyllum torquescens Foslie 1901: 11
Published in: Foslie, M. (1901). New Melobesieae. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1900(6): 1-24.
Request PDFPublication date: 18.ii.1901
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithophyllum is Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithophyllum pygmaeum (Heydrich) Heydrich.
Source of Synonymy
Xia Bangmei [Xia, B.-M.] (2013). Flora algarum marinarum sinicarum Tomus II Rhodophyta No. IV Corallinales . pp. [1-8], i-xix, 1-147, pls I-V. Beijing: Science Press.
Type Information
Type locality: probably Mauritius; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 49) Lectotype: TRH; A4-219 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 49) Notes: "Agassiz; Mauritius?; [box marked ‘Locality unknown (Mauritius?)’]; [no habitat data]; [no
date]; slide 508; comm. by Farlow number XXXV; pfa: Foslie 1904b, pl. 12, fig. 11, and
Printz 1929, pl. 55, fig. 17" (Woelkerling et al. 2005: 49).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 August 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025
