Lithophyllum polyclonum Foslie 1905
Publication Details
Lithophyllum polyclonum Foslie 1905: 18
Published in: Foslie, M. (1905). Den botaniske samling [The botanical collection]. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Aarsbertning 1904(6): 15-18.
Publication date: between April 1905 and 24.viii.1905
Type 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 Titanoderma polyclonum (Foslie) Woelkerling, Y.M.Chamberlain & P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
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.
Type Information
Type locality: Vestindien? [as used by Krebs = Danish West Indies, now the U.S. Virgin Islands]; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 169) Holotype: Krebs; no date; no habitat data on type; TRH; A19-1257 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 169)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 December 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 December 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
