Lithothamnion rosanoffii Foslie 1908

Publication Details
Lithothamnion rosanoffii Foslie 1908: 5 (as 'Lithothamnion (Epilithon) Rosanoffii Fosl. mscr.')

Published in: Foslie, M. (1908). Algologiske notiser V. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1908(7): 1-20.

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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 Melobesia rosanoffii (Foslie) Adey.

Source of Synonymy
Adey, W.H. (1970). A revision of the Foslie crustose coralline herbarium. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab Skrifter (1970)(1): 1-46, 13 figs. [in English]

Type Information
Type locality: "Port Philip, Australia" [Port Phillip Bay, Victoria]; (Adey 1970: 6) Holotype: TRH; B1-1674 (includes slides 1342, 1641, and one un-numbered slide) (Wilks & Woelkerling 1991: 525) Notes: Depicted in Wilks & Woelkerling (1991: figs 23, 24). See also Woelkerling (1993: 191). Growing on Acropora sp. (Wilks & Woelkerling 1991). The material was obtained by Foslie from the herbarium of Le Jolis; it is not known how Le Jolis obtained the material. See also Adey (1970: 30) and Adey & Lebednik (1967: 50).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 May 2001 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 March 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025

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