Lithothamnion occidentale (Foslie) Foslie 1908

Publication Details
Lithothamnion occidentale (Foslie) Foslie 1908: 3

Published in: Foslie, M. (1908). Nye kalkalger. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1908(12): 9.

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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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Lithothamnion fruticulosum var. occidentale Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: St. Jan, udfor [= outside] Crux Bay, Vestindien [as used by Børgesen = Danish West Indies, now the U.S. Virgin Islands]; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 285) Lectotype: Børgesen;; 6.iii.1906; no habitat data on type; TRH; B7-2129 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 285)

Origin of Species Name
, western

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 24 December 2001 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 March 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 December 2024

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