Phymatolithon evanescens (Foslie) Foslie 1905
Publication Details
Phymatolithon evanescens (Foslie) Foslie 1905: 92
Published in: Foslie, M. (1905). Remarks on northern lithothamnia. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1905(3): 1-138.
Request PDFPublication date: between 25.viii.1905 and 30.iv.1906
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phymatolithon is Phymatolithon polymorphum Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Clathromorphum circumscriptum (Strömfelt) Foslie.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (2016). Phycologia Europaea Rhodophyta Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxxviii, 1-762. Thessaloniki: Published and distributed by the author.
Basionym
Lithothamnion evanescens Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 495) Holotype: F.S. Collins collection C; iv.1889; just below low water mark; TRH; C21-3518 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 495) Notes: Lectotype: TRH C21-3518, iv.1889, leg. F.S. Collins, designated by Woelkerling 1993:87 (Peña et al., 2021: 6). [collected by Foslie from Mastervik, Malangen, Norway (syntype)].
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), vanishing, passing away, quickly disappearing or fadin, lasing only a short time (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 April 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 August 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
