Lithothamnion squamulosum Foslie 1895
Publication Details
Lithothamnion squamulosum Foslie 1895: 155, pl. 19: figs 24-26 (as 'squamulosa')
Published in: Foslie, M. (1895). The Norwegian forms of Lithothamnion. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1894: 29-208, 23 pls.
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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 Phymatolithon squamulosum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, Hernandez-Kantun & P.W.Gabrielson.
Source of Synonymy
Adey, W.H., Hernandez-Kantun, J.J., Gabrielson, P.W., Nash, W.C. & Hayek, L.-C.C. (2018). Phymatolithon (Melobesioideae, Hapalidiales) in the boreal–subarctic transition zone of the North Atlantic: a correlation of plastid DNA markers with morpho-anatomy, ecology, and biogeography. Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences 41: [i]-viii, [1]-90, 21 figs, 11 pls, 5 tables, 1 appendix.
Type Information
Type locality: Stensund [now Steinsund], Sulen [now Sula], indre [= inner], Sogn, Norway; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 267) Holotype: Boye; vii.1894; 'nederst lit. reg, beskyttet [= lowest littoral region, protected]'; TRH; B5-1962 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 265) Notes: Isotype: BM000044670, Box 434, Adey et al., 2018 (Peña et al., 2021: 14).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 August 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025
