Lithophyllum prototypum (Foslie) Foslie 1905

Publication Details
Lithophyllum prototypum (Foslie) Foslie 1905: 129

Published in: Foslie, M. (1905). Remarks on northern lithothamnia. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1905(3): 1-138.

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Publication date: between 25.viii.1905 and 30.iv.1906

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithophyllum is Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Lithothamnion prototypum Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: St. Croix, US Virgin Islands; (Womersley 1996: 227) Holotype: F.Børgesen; in litore [in the littoral zone] paa [on] ; TRH; A18- 1226 (Womersley 1996: 227)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Found epiphytically on Sporolithon durum and on rock, abalone shells, snails, sponges and bottles at depths of 1-20 m in southern Australia; elsewhere at greater depths and intertidally; (Womersley 1996: 227). On Avrainvillea and Udotea and on mussels, shells, corals and stones (cited in Woelkerling & Campbell 1992: 73).

Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 December 2014

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 December 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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