Lithophyllum discoideum Foslie 1900
Publication Details
Lithophyllum discoideum Foslie 1900: 73 (as 'Lithophyllum (?) discoideum')
Published in: Foslie, M. (1900). Calcareous algae from Fuegia. pp. 65-75 (preprint). Stockholm: Kungl. Boktryckeriet, P.A. Nordstedt & Söner.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithophyllum is Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pneophyllum discoideum (Foslie) Puckree-Padua, Maneveldt & P.W.Gabrielson.
Source of Synonymy
Puckree-Padua, C, Gabrielson, P.W., Hughey, J.R. & Maneveldt, G.W. (2020). DNA sequencing of type material reveals Pneophylllum marlothii comb. nov. from South Africa and P. discoideum comb. nov. (Chamberlanoideae, Corallinales, Rhodophyta) from Argentina. Journal of Phycology 56(6): 1625-1641, 6 figs, 3 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: "... on the east coast of Fuegia, at the mouth of Río Grande..." [Tierra del Fuego]; (Foslie 1900: 74) Lectotype: P.Dusén; February 1896; TRH; A9-449 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 73) Notes: See Adey & Lebednik (1967: 24). "see Adey 1970: 24 for typification" (Chamberlain (1994: 148). "It is uncertain whether Tierra del Fuego refers to Tierra del Fuego Island or the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, and it also is uncertain whether the material was collected in Chile or Argentina." (Woelkering et al. 2005: 73). LT designated by Adey in Adey & Lebednik, 1967 (see Puckree-Padua et al, 2020; INA). Lectotype sequenced: GenBank Accession MN882573.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), discoid.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 August 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
