Lithophyllum insipidum W.H.Adey, R.A.Townsend & Boykins 1982

Publication Details
Lithophyllum insipidum W.H.Adey, R.A.Townsend & Boykins 1982: 44, fig. 29 A-F

Published in: Adey, W.H., Townsend, R.A. & Boykins, W.T. (1982). The crustose coralline algae (Rhodophyta: Corallinaceae) of the Hawaiian Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences 15: [1]-iv, [1]-74, 47 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithophyllum is Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: "Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii (21°10'N, 157°55,W), leeward"; (Adey, Townsend & Boykins 1982: 44) Holotype: March 1971 (epitype) D. Child; 3-5 m depth; USNC; 71-50-17 (fig. 29 b) (Adey, Townsend & Boykins 1982: 44)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 November 2024

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