Lithothamnion parcum Setchell & Foslie 1907
Current name:
Callilithophytum parcum (Setchell & Foslie) P.W.Gabrielson, W.H.Adey, G.P.Johnson & Hernández-Kantún
Northern California; on Calliarthron tuberculosum - 08 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)
Publication Details
Lithothamnion parcum Setchell & Foslie 1907: 14
Published in: Foslie, M. (1907). Algologiske notiser IV. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1907(6): 1-30.
Request PDFPublication date: between 30.ix.1907 and 27.i.1908
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 Callilithophytum parcum (Setchell & Foslie) P.W.Gabrielson, W.H.Adey, G.P.Johnson & Hernández-Kantún.
Source of Synonymy
Adey, W.H., Hernández-Kantún, J.J., Johnson, G. & Gabrielson, P.W. (2015). DNA sequencing, anatomy, and calcification patterns support a monophyletic, subarctic, carbonate reef-forming Clathromorphum (Hapalidiaceae, Corallinales, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 51(1): 189-203.
Type Information
Type locality: Monterey, California, USA; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 346) Lectotype (designated by Mason 1953: 318): Gibbs; 10.i.1899; no habitat data on type; TRH; B17-2582 (Mason 1953: 318) Notes: "Holotypus: TRH B17-2582, Monterey, California, USA, 10.i.1899, leg. Setchell & Gibbs (Adey et al., 2015: 199)." (Adey et al. 2015: 199). "Mason 1953: 318 indicated that the type is numbered ‘Setchell & Gibbs 3057b’, but this information does not appear on the holotype and is not mentioned in the protologue (Foslie 1907: 14-15)." (Woelkering et al. 2005: 346).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 February 2024
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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 09 January 2025
