Lithothamnion canariense Foslie 1906
Publication Details
Lithothamnion canariense Foslie 1906: 17
Published in: Foslie, M. (1906). Den botaniske samling [The botanical collection]. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Aarsberetning 1905: 17-24.
Publication date: 1.v.1906 and 30.xi.1906
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 Melyvonnea canariensis (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. & Ballantine, D.L. (2014). The genera Melyvonnea gen. nov. and Mesophyllum s.s. (Melobesioideae, Corallinales, Rhodophyta) particularly from the central Atlantic Ocean. Nordic Journal of Botany 35: 385-436.
Type Information
Type locality: Puerto Orotava, Tenerife, Canary Islands; (Woelkerling 1998: 334) Holotype: C. Sauvageau; Dec. 1904 - Feb. 1905; [collected in] littoral region; PC; unnumbered, Sauvageau Herbarium (box collection) (Woelkerling 1998: 334) Notes: Holotype material also at TRH, C15-3210, includes slides 1012, 1056 and 1057.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), living in or from the Canary Islands (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 October 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
