Lithothamnion ferox Foslie 1907
Publication Details
Lithothamnion ferox Foslie 1907: 7
Published in: Foslie, M. (1907). Algologiske notiser IV. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1907(6): 1-30.
Request PDFPublication date: between 30.ix.1907 and 27.i.1908
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 Phymatolithon ferox (Foslie) Maneveldt & E.Van der Merwe.
Source of Synonymy
Van der Merwe, E. & Maneveldt, G.W. (2014). The genus Phymatolithon (Hapalidiaceae, Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in South Africa, including species previously ascribed to Leptophytum. South African Journal of Botany 90: 170-192.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Natal, South Africa; (Chamberlain & Keats 1994: 119) Holotype: Foslie slide 706. Printz 1929: pl. 4. fig. 9 (as Lithothamnion ): A. Weber van Bosse; no colelction date; no habitat data on type; TRH; B15-2357 (Chamberlain & Keats 1994: 119) Notes: The holotype figured by Printz has been broken into two pieces.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), very thorny, fierce (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 July 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 09 October 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
