Lithothamnion glaciale Kjellman 1883

Current name: Boreolithothamnion glaciale (Kjellman) P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.Peña
Black Rock near Whitechurch on Millisle - Ballywalter Road. Grid J63-70-. Semi-exposed rocks at low-littoral; central growth with raised knobs; on rock with Lithophyllum incrustans bottom left with raised edges, and, extreme right Phymatolithon - 25 June 1985. Osborne Morton (osborne.morton@hotmail.co.uk)

Publication Details
Lithothamnion glaciale Kjellman 1883: 123, pls 2, 3

Published in: Kjellman, F.R. (1883). Norra Ishafvets algflora [Northern Arctic Ocean algalflora]. Vega-expeditionens Vetenskapliga Iakttagelser 3: 1-431, pls 1-31.

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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 Boreolithothamnion glaciale (Kjellman) P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.Peña.

Type Information
Type locality: Mosselbay, Spitsbergen; (Gabrielsen & al. 2023: 754) Lectotype: Kjellman No. 241; UPS; (Chamberlain & Irvine 1994: 183) Notes: Syntype localities: Norwegian Sea, Greenland Sea, Barents Sea, Baffinsbay, American Arctic Ocean (INA). See Woelkering et al. (2005: 291): "The provisional typification of Adey (1970a: 228) is not in accord with ICBN Art. 7.11 and thus cannot be accepted. The designation by Chamberlain & Irvine (1994b: 183) is definite (and thus in accord with Art. 7.11) even though reference is made to the provisional typification of Adey. Chamberlain & Irvine (1994b: 183), however, explicitly state that they have not seen the lectotype." Lectotype designated by Peña et al. (2021: 7): UPS A-000202, xi- xii. 1872. leg. F.R. Kjellman; type locality: Mosselbay, Spitsbergen.

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

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Description
Bright pink to purplish, minutely white-speckled calcareous crust, becoming very thick, usually with abundant regular or irregular branches, free or attached to substratum

Habitat
On rock, pebbles, shells or free-living, lower intertidal (north-east coasts) and subtidal to deeper waters, abundant in Scotland, rarer and deeper on western coasts of British Isles.

Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 October 2023

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