Lithophyllum absimile Foslie & M.Howe 1907
Publication Details
Lithophyllum absimile Foslie & M.Howe 1907: 27
Published in: Foslie, M. (1907). Algologiske notiser IV. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1907(6): 1-30.
Request PDFPublication date: between 30.ix.1907 and 27.i.1908
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 Spongites absimilis (Foslie & M.Howe) Afonso-Carrillo.
Source of Synonymy
Afonso-Carrillo, J. (1988). Structure and reproduction of Spongites wildpretii sp. nov. (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Canary Islands, with observations and comments on Spongites absimile comb. nov. British Phycological Journal 23: 89-102.
Type Information
Type locality: Sandy Bay, near Montego Bay, Jamaica; (Woelkerling 1993: 14) Holotype: Howe No. 4965; 9 January 1907; no habitat data; marked "over anden Art" [= overgrowing another species]; TRH; A3-132 (Woelkerling 1993: 14) Notes: "Holotype: TRH, Howe no. 4965; includes slides 1460 and 1477." (Woelkerling 1993: 14).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 May 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 December 2024
