Titanoderma corallinae (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Woelkerling, Y.M.Chamberlain & P.C.Silva 1985

Publication Details
Titanoderma corallinae (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Woelkerling, Y.M.Chamberlain & P.C.Silva 1985: 333 (table 2)

Published in: Woelkerling, W.J., Chamberlain, Y.M. & Silva, P.C. (1985). A taxonomic and nomenclatural reassessment of Tenarea, Titanoderma and Dermatolithon (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) based on studies of type and other critical specimens. Phycologia 24: 317-337, 39 figs, 2 tables.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Titanoderma is Titanoderma pustulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Nägeli.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithophyllum corallinae (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Heydrich.

Source of Synonymy
Heydrich, F. (1897). Corallinaceae, insbesondere Melobesieae. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 15: 34-70, 3 figs, pl. III.

Basionym
Melobesia corallinae P.Crouan & H.Crouan

Type Information
Type locality: Banc du Chateau et Baie de la Ninon, Rade de Brest, France; (Chamberlain 1991: 67) Lectotype (designated by Chamberlain 1991: 67, fig. 208): P.-L. & H.-M. Crouan; CO; (Chamberlain 1991: 67) Notes:

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or on corallines (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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