Lithothamnion pallescens Foslie 1895

Publication Details
Lithothamnion pallescens Foslie 1895: 4, pl. 1: figs 11-13

Published in: Foslie, M. (1895). New or critical Lithothamnia. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1895(2): 1-10, 15 figs, 1 plate.

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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 Lithophyllum pallescens (Foslie) Foslie.

Source of Synonymy
Foslie, M. (1900). New or critical calcareous algae. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1899(5): 1-34.

Type Information
Type locality: [Mexico]; Kalifornia-Golfen [= Gulf of California], [La Paz Bay], [Espiritu Santo Island, Baja California Sur, Mexico]; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 175) Holotype: collector not indicated but almost certainly L. Diguet; no date; no habitat data on type; TRH; A20-1296; Hariot no. 5, includes slide 4 (missing) (Woelkerling 1998: 357) Notes: Isotype: PC (missing).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 August 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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