Lithothamnion purpureum P.Crouan & H.Crouan 1867
Current name:
Phymatolithon purpureum (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Woelkerling & L.M.Irvine
Spanish Point, Co. Clare, Ireland; lower intertidal rock under Fucus - 04 August 2004. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Lithothamnion purpureum P.Crouan & H.Crouan 1867: 150, pl. 20: fig. 133 bis: 1-5
Published in: Crouan, P.L. & Crouan, H.M. (1867). Florule du Finistère contenant les descriptions de 360 espèces nouvelles de sporogames, de nombreuses observations et une synonymic des plantes cellulaires et vasculaires qui croissent spontanément dans ce département, accompagnées de trente-deux planches où est représentée l'organographie, faite sur l'état vif, des fruits et des tissus de 198 genres d'algues avec la plante grandeur naturelle ou réduite plus une planche supplémentaire où sont figures 24 champignons nouveaux. pp. [i]-x, [1]-262, frontisp., pi. 1-31, + 1 suppl. pl., coloured liths. by H. Crouan. Paris & Brest: Friedrich Klincksieck & J.B. et A. Lefournier.
Request PDFType 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 Phymatolithon purpureum (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Woelkerling & L.M.Irvine.
Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J. & Irvine, L.M. (1986). The typification and status of Phymatolithon (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). British Phycological Journal 21: 55-80, 18 figs.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Mingant, near Brest, Finistère, France; (Silva & al. 1996: 266) Lectotype: CO; (Woelkerling & Irvine 1986: 69, 71) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Woelkerling & L. Irvine (1986: 69, 71)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), purple (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 November 2019
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 December 2024
