Lithophyllum kaiseri (Heydrich) Heydrich 1897
Publication Details
Lithophyllum kaiseri (Heydrich) Heydrich 1897: 412
Published in: Heydrich, F. (1897). Melobesiae. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 15(7): 403-420, pl. XVIII [18].
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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.
Basionym
Lithothamnion kaiseri Heydrich
Type Information
Type locality: El Tor, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt; (Basso & al.: 188) Lectotype (designated by Basso & al. 2015: 188): Dr A. Kaiser; on Corals; TRH; A20-1264 (Basso & al.: 188) Notes: Basso & al. (2015: 188). "LECTOTYPE: TRH, A20-1264 (Fig. 4), exclusively the small specimen in the box of the syntype of Heydrich no. 60, including thin section 6, is designated here as lectotype of Lithophyllum kaiseri (arrow on right in Fig. 4D). The larger specimen and the thin section 1150 are here excluded from the type material of Lithophyllum kaiseri. Details of the nomenclatural history are reported by Woelkerling 1993: 132; Woelkerling et al. 2005: 170." Isolectotype: NY 00945463; exclusively the largest specimen in the box is designated (by Hernandez-Kantun 2016: 625) as an isolectotype.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 July 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 22 August 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024
