Lithothamnion muelleri Lenormand ex Rosanoff 1866
Publication Details
Lithothamnion muelleri Lenormand ex Rosanoff 1866: 101, pl. 6: figs 8-11
Published in: Rosanoff, S. (1866). Recherches anatomiques sur les Mélobésiées (Hapalidium, Melobesia, Lithophyllum et Lithothamnion). Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 12: 5-112, pls I-VII.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Lithothamnion.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Western Port Bay, Victoria; (Wilks & Woelkerling 1995: 555) Lectotype: W.H. Harvey (communicated by F. Mueller); 1851; CN; herb. Lenormand, unnumbered (Wilks & Woelkerling 1995: 555) Notes: Lectotype designated by Woelkerling (1983: 193). Isolectotypes: MEL 588439; L 941.149-249 (communicated by Lenormand).
Origin of Species Name
Noun (singular possessive) (Latinised), honouring a person with the surname Müller.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Occurs intertidally and subtidally to depths of at least 12 m; found on small stones, large rocks and on reef tops as well as on other algae (Wilks & Woelkerling 1995: 556). Occurs intertidally on reefs and in pools and is known subtidally to depths of 85 m; found growing on rock and on algae (Womersley 1996: 183).
Created: 28 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 June 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
