Lithothamnion tamiense Heydrich 1897

Publication Details
Lithothamnion tamiense Heydrich 1897: 1: pl. I [1]: figs 4-7 (as 'Tamiense')

Published in: Heydrich, F. (1897). Neue Kalkalgen von Deutsch-Neu-Guinea (Kaiser Wilhelms-Land). Bibliotheca Botanica 7(41): 1-11, 1 pl.

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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 Lithophyllum pygmaeum (Heydrich) Heydrich.

Type Information
Type locality: "Von den Tami-Inseln in Deutsch-Neu-Guinea." [Tami Island, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea]; (Heydrich 1897: 1) Lectotype: [Missionary] Bamler; date not indicated; PC; unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym); designated by Verheij, 1993: 43 (see also Verheij, 1994: 103) (Woelkerling 1998: 363) Notes: Isolectotypes: PC, unnumbered, Sauvageau Herbarium; C, unnumbered; TRH, unnumbered, includes slide 652.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 November 2000 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 07 January 2025

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