Lithophyllum trochanter (Bory) H.Huvé ex Woelkerling 1998
Current name: Titanoderma trochanter (Bory) Benhissoune, Boudouresque, Perret-Boudouresque & VerlaqueMirella Coppola di Canzano (mirella.coppoladicanzano@fastwebnet.it)
Publication Details
Lithophyllum trochanter (Bory) H.Huvé ex Woelkerling 1998: 259
Published in: Woelkerling, W.J. (1998). Lamarck's nullipores. In: Non-geniculate Coralline Red Algae and the Paris Muséum: Systematics and Scientific History. (Woelkerling, W.J. & Lamy, D. Eds), pp. 243-278. Paris: Publications Scientifiques du Muséum/A.D.A.C.
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 Titanoderma trochanter (Bory) Benhissoune, Boudouresque, Perret-Boudouresque & Verlaque.
Source of Synonymy
Bressan, G. & Cabioch, J. (2004). Titanoderma trochanter (Bory) Benhissoume, Boudouresque, Perret-Boudouresque et Verlaque, et Titanoderma ramosissimum Heydrich) comb. nov. (Corallinales, Rhodophytes), une rédefinition. Cahiers Biologie Marine 45: 225-242, 7 figs, 1 Table.
Basionym
Nullipora trochanter Bory
Type Information
Type locality: Greece; (Woelkerling 1998: 385) Lectotype: collector not indicated; date not indicated; PC; unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym) (Woelkerling 1998: 385) Notes: Isolectotypes: PC, unnumbered, Thuret-Bornet Herbarium (box collection, filed under Goniolithon byssoides); PC, unnumbered, General Herbarium (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet affixed to a herbarium sheet); TRH, unnumbered, includes slide 526.
Eponomy
"the specific epithet honours Dr Woelkerling for his significant contribution to the knowledge of Corallinales."
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 December 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
