Lithothamnion magellanicum Foslie 1895
Publication Details
Lithothamnion magellanicum Foslie 1895: 8, fig. 8
Published in: Foslie, M. (1895). New or critical Lithothamnia. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1895(2): 1-10, 15 figs, 1 plate.
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 Orthocarpa magellanica (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. & Ballantine, D.L. (2024). Anatomy and classification of the Mesophyllaceae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta), based on phylogenetic principles. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 118: [i]-xii, [1]-216, 83 figures, 6 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Tierra del Fuego; (Woelkerling 1998: 353) Holotype: Hariot; 1883; no habitat data on type; PC; unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym) (Woelkerling 1998: 352-353) Notes: Also TRH (marked Strait of Magellan) B2-1705, Hariot no. 6, includes slides 198, 416 and one unnumbered slide. Holotype is split between PC and TRH material (Woelkering et al. 2005: 241).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 August 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 12 December 2024
