Clathromorphum compactum (Kjellman) Foslie 1898
Publication Details
Clathromorphum compactum (Kjellman) Foslie 1898: 4
Published in: Foslie, M. (1898). Systematical survey of the Lithothamnia. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1898(2): 1-7.
Request PDFPublication date: 14.x.1898
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Clathromorphum.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Lithothamnion compactum Kjellman
Type Information
Syntype localities: Karmakul Bay and Kostin Shar, west coast of Novaya Zemlya, Russia.; (Yoshida 1998: 551) Lectotype (Karmakul Bay; designated by Woelkerling 1988: 161): Kjellman; 26.vi.1875; no habitat data on lectotype; TRH; C20-3470 (Woelkerling 1988: 485)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), compact (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 February 2024
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Irish note
Cotton’s (1912) (see Lemoine, 1913: 125, as Lithothamnion compactum) record is based on a misidentification of Phymatolithon lamii (Chamberlain in Irvine & Chamberlain, 1994: 224). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat notes
subtidal on bedrock, boulders, or cobble, and less commonly on pebbles and shell; midphotic depths (Adey et al., 2015). - (10 April 2015) - G.M. Guiry
Intertidal and subtidal zone (Selivanova & Zhigadlova 2009). - (10 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 April 2025
