Lithophyllum rasile Foslie 1907
Publication Details
Lithophyllum rasile Foslie 1907: 34
Published in: Foslie, M. (1907). Algologiske notiser III. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1906(8): 1-34.
Publication date: between 21 vi.1907 and 29.vi.1907
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 Titanoderma rasile (Foslie) Woelkerling, Y.M.Chamberlain & P.C.Silva.
Type Information
Type locality: Tahiti, Society Islands; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 166) Holotype: collector not indicated; date not indicated; no habitat data on type; PC; Hariot no. 25, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym) (Woelkerling 1998: 323) Notes: Also TRH A18-1241, Hariot no. 25, includes slides 1444, 1473 and 1474
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 September 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 12 August 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025