Lithothamnion glaciale var. colliculosum (Foslie) Rosenvinge 1917

Publication Details
Lithothamnion glaciale var. colliculosum (Foslie) Rosenvinge 1917: 222 (as 'colliculosa')

Published in: Rosenvinge, L.K. (1917). The marine algae of Denmark Part II. Rhodophyceae II (Cryptonemiales). Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, 7. Række, Naturvidenskabelig og Mathematisk Afdeling 7: [153]-284, pls III, IV.

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Type 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 Lithothamnion colliculosum Foslie.

Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (2016). Phycologia Europaea Rhodophyta Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxxviii, 1-762. Thessaloniki: Published and distributed by the author.

Basionym
Lithothamnion colliculosum Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: Skørpen, Kvaenangen, Norway; (Woelkerling 1998: 335) Lectotype: M. Foslie; 8.ix.1890; TRH; B11-2311, includes slides 137 and 138; designated by Woelkerling, 1993: 53 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 307) Notes: Isolectotypes: PC, Foslie no. 16, Thuret-Bornet Herbarium (box collection, filed under Lithothamnion colliculosum); BM, algal box collection 421.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B, icy, frozen, or glacial; also meaning, growing in icy-cold regions.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 April 2000 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 October 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 November 2024

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