Litholepis accola Foslie 1907
Publication Details
Litholepis accola Foslie 1907: 22
Published in: Foslie, M. (1907). Algologiske notiser III. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1906(8): 1-34.
Request PDFPublication date: between 21 vi.1907 and 29.vi.1907
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Litholepis is Litholepis caspica (Foslie) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melobesia accola (Foslie) Me.Lemoine.
Source of Synonymy
Børgesen, F. (1924). Marine algae from Easter Island. In: The Natural History of Juan Fernandez and Easter Island. (Skottsberg, C. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. 247-309. Uppsala: Almquist & Wiksells.
Type Information
Type locality: Hao, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 137) Holotype: Seurat (P. Hariot nr. 20); 20.xii.1904; TRH; A16-988 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 137) Notes: "Data on TRH specimen box mistakenly lists ‘Hao’ as being in Tahiti and does not include collector or collection date. Entry in Adey & Lebednik 1967: 36 reads 'Hariot, Tahiti, Hao, no. 20, Mus. Paris, 4.1907']" (Woelkering et al. 2005: 137).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 February 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 August 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
