Litosiphon pusillus (Carmichael) Harvey 1849
Publication Details
Litosiphon pusillus (Carmichael) Harvey 1849: 43
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1849). A manual of the British marine algae: containing generic and specific descriptions of all the known British species of sea-weeds. With plates to illustrate all the genera. pp. [i]-lii, [1]-252, 27 pls. London: John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row.
Request PDFPublication date: Jul-Dec 1849
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Litosiphon.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Litosiphon laminariae (Lyngbye) Harvey.
Source of Synonymy
Harvey, W.H. (1849). A manual of the British marine algae: containing generic and specific descriptions of all the known British species of sea-weeds. With plates to illustrate all the genera. pp. [i]-lii, [1]-252, 27 pls. London: John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row.
Basionym
Asperococcus pusillus Carmichael
Type Information
Syntype localities: On Chorda filum Appin [Scotland]: Capt Carmichael. Meadfoot, Devonshire [England], Mrs Griffiths; (Doty & Oguri 1956: 277) Type: TCD?;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 October 2024
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Irish note
Cotton (1912) includes a note on this entity. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
According to Silva et al. (1996) the taxon Asperococcus pusillus var. major apparently lies within the circumspection of this species but has not been transgerred or reduced to synonymy.
Guiry (1997) suggest consulting Fletcher (197) for the synonym between Litosiphon pusillus and L. laminariae. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025
