Lithothamnion fosliei Heydrich 1897
Publication Details
Lithothamnion fosliei Heydrich 1897: 58, fig. 1; pl. III: figs 9-11
Published in: Heydrich, F. (1897). Corallinaceae, insbesondere Melobesieae. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 15: 34-70, 3 figs, pl. III.
Request PDFType 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 Neogoniolithon fosliei (Heydrich) Setchell & L.R.Mason.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Type Information
Type locality: El Tor, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 110) Lectotype: Heydrich No. 59; no date; no habitat data on type; TRH; A14-742 (Veiga, A.J., J. Cremades & I. Bárbara (1997): 110)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
