Lithophyllum craspedium Foslie 1900

Publication Details
Lithophyllum craspedium Foslie 1900: 26

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 (lectotype) of the genus Lithophyllum is Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Porolithon craspedium (Foslie) Foslie.

Source of Synonymy
Jeong, S.Y., Gabrielson, P.W., Hughey, J.R., Hoey, A.S., Cho, T.O., Wahab, M.A.A. & Diaz-Pulido, G. (2023). New branched Porolithon species (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) from the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, and Lord Howe Island. Journal of Phycology 59(6): [1-23]: 1179–1201.

Type Information
Type locality: Onotoa, Gilbert Islands [Kiribati]; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 217) Holotype: Finckh; no date; no habitat data on type; TRH; A27-1566 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 217)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 June 2001 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 24 June 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024

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