Lithothamnion speciosum (Foslie) Foslie 1907

Publication Details
Lithothamnion speciosum (Foslie) Foslie 1907: 16

Published in: Foslie, M. (1907). Algologiske notiser IV. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1907(6): 1-30.

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Publication date: between 30.ix.1907 and 27.i.1908

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lithothamnion is Lithothamnion muelleri Lenormand ex Rosanoff.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phragmope discrepans (Foslie) Athanasiadis.

Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (2020). Phragmope discrepans, gen. & comb. nov. (Mesophyllaceae, Corallinales, Rhodophyta), the species known as 'Mesophyllum engelhartii' from South Africa. Marine Biology Research 16: [1-18] 532-549, 8 figs, 1 table.

Basionym
Lithothamnion synanablastum f. speciosum Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: "Grahamstown" [probably near Port Alfred, Cape Province], South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 256) Holotype: Becker; v.1899; no habitat data on type; TRH; B17-2591 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 348) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Foslie (1929: 46).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), showy, splendid (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 July 2001 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 25 January 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 December 2024

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