Phymatolithon calcareum f. squarrulosum (Foslie) Benhissoune, Boudouresque, Perret-Boudouresque & Verlaque, nom. inval. 2002
Publication Details
Phymatolithon calcareum f. squarrulosum (Foslie) Benhissoune, Boudouresque, Perret-Boudouresque & Verlaque, nom. inval. 2002: 396, 407
Published in: Benhissoune, S., Boudouresque, C.-F., Perret-Boudouresque, M. & Verlaque, M. (2002). A checklist of the seaweeds of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of Morocco. III. Rhodophyceae (Excluding Ceramiales). Botanica Marina 45: 391-412.
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 Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W.H.Adey & D.L.McKibbin ex Woelkering & L.M.Irvine.
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 squarrulosum Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Cumbrae, Scotland; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 392) Lectotype: E.A.L.Batters; viii.1891; no habitat data on type; TRH; C1-2918 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 392) Notes: Also lectotype of Lithothamnion corallioides f. australis Foslie, 1895.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), chalky, limy (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 October 2017
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Nomenclatural note
INA: invalid: basionym not cited; cites Lithothamnion calcareum f. squarrulosum Foslie 1904. - (08 May 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025
