Lithophyllum kotschyanum f. madagascarense (Heydrich) Foslie 1909
Publication Details
Lithophyllum kotschyanum f. madagascarense (Heydrich) Foslie 1909: 34 (as 'madagascariensis')
Published in: Foslie, M. (1907). The Lithothamnia of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition in H.M.S. Sealark. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Second Series, Botany 7: 93-108, Plates 15, 16.
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 Lithophyllum kotschyanum f. subplicatum (Foslie) P.C.Silva.
Basionym
Lithophyllum madagascarense Heydrich
Type Information
Type locality: near Fort-Dauphin (Taolanaro), Madagascar; (Silva & al. 1996: 248) Holotype: Ferlus; date not indicated; PC; Heydrich no. 11, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym) (Woelkerling 1998: 318) Notes: Holotype fragments at TRH A20-1283 (Woelkering et al. 2005: 173).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 July 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 03 January 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 November 2024
