Lithothamnion engelhartii Foslie 1900

Publication Details
Lithothamnion engelhartii Foslie 1900: 18

Published in: Foslie, M. (1900). New or critical calcareous algae. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1899(5): 1-34.

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Publication date: between 1.i.1900 and 25.vi.1900

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 Mesophyllum engelhartii (Foslie) W.H.Adey.

Source of Synonymy
Wilks, K.M. & Woelkerling, W.J. (1995). An account of southern Australian species of Lithothamnion (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Australian Systematic Botany 8: 549-583, 12 figs, 2 tables.

Type Information
Type locality: Cape Jaffa, South Australia, Australia; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 349) Lectotype: [A. Engelhart]; 1900; no habitat data on type; TRH; B18-2595 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 349) Notes: Wilks & Woelkerling note: Collector not indicated but likely to be August Engelhart; date not indicated; designated by Adey in Adey & Lebednik (1967: 69). Holotype: TRH, unnumbered (Riosmena-Rodriguez & Vásques-Elizondo 2012).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 18 May 2001 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 August 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024

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