Lithothamnion mesomorphum var. ornatum Foslie & M.Howe 1906
Publication Details
Lithothamnion mesomorphum var. ornatum Foslie & M.Howe 1906: 129, pl. 80: fig. 2; pl. 90: fig.2
Published in: Foslie, M. & Howe, M.A. (1906). New American coralline algae. Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden 4: 128-136, pls 80-93.
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 Magnephycus ornatus (Foslie & M.Howe) 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: Cave Cays, Exuma Chain, Bahamas; (Woelkerling 1998: 355) Holotype: M.A. Howe; 19.ii.1905; under rock overhang, low littoral; NY; Howe no. 4021 (Woelkerling 1998: 355) Notes: Isotypes: PC, Howe no. 4021, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym); BM, Howe no. 4021, algal box collection 922; L 942.360-29 (Howe no. 4021); TRH, Howe no4021, includes slide 1579 and two slides numbered Howe 4021.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 March 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
