Lithophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Rosanoff ex Hauck, nom. illeg. 1883
Current name:
Mesophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Me.Lemoine
Mesophyllum lichenoides, on spider crab, Ría de A. Coruña, Galicia, Spain, 2013, Ignacio Bárbara"
Igancio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Lithophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Rosanoff ex Hauck, nom. illeg. 1883: 268
Published in: Hauck, F. (1883). Die Meeresalgen Deutschlands und Österreichs. In: Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Zweite Auflage. (Rabenhorst, L. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. 113-320. Leipzig: Eduard Kummer.
Request PDFType 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 Mesophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Me.Lemoine.
Basionym
Corallium lichenoides J.Ellis
Type Information
Type locality: Not stated in protologue (Ellis 1768) but Ellis (1755) and Ellis & Solander (1786) cite Cornwall, England as the source material; (Woelkerling & Irvine 1986: 392) Epitype: BM; algal box collection 1658 (Woelkerling & Irvine 2007: 230) Notes: Woelkerling and Irvine (2007) note that the neotype (collected at Hannafore Point, West Looe, Conwall) of Woelkerling and Irvine (1986b) has to be superseded because ICBN rules governing the selection of types have changed. The 1768 illustration designated as lectotype does not provide sufficient anatomical or reproductive information to allow unequivocal identification at genus or species levels. Therefore, the unacceptable neotype of Mesophyllum lichenoides(J. Ellis) Me. Lemoine (BM: Algal Box Collection 1658, barcode 000568779BM) is designated as epitype.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), like a lichen.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 November 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 July 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
