Lithophyllum farlowii Heydrich 1901

Publication Details
Lithophyllum farlowii Heydrich 1901: 532, pl. 11: fig. 6

Published in: Heydrich, F. (1901). Die Lithothamnien des Museum d'histoire naturelle in Paris. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 28: 529-545, 1 pl. [pl. XI].

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 Lithophyllum decussatum (J.Ellis & Solander) Philippi.

Type Information
Type locality: Charles Island, Galapagos Islands; (Woelkerling 1998: 311) Holotype: collector not indicated but obtained on the Hassler Expedition in; June 1872 (Heydrich, 1901: 533 incorrectly gives the year as 1892). Donated to PC by Farlow in 1889; PC; no. 15, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym) (Woelkerling 1998: 311) Notes: Holotype fragment: TRH, no. 15 (number possibly assigned by Hariot; see acknowledgment by Heydrich, 1901: 529), includes slide 663.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 13 August 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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