Titanoderma dispar (Foslie) Woelkerling, Y.M.Chamberlain & P.C.Silva 1985

Publication Details
Titanoderma dispar (Foslie) Woelkerling, Y.M.Chamberlain & P.C.Silva 1985: 333

Published in: Woelkerling, W.J., Chamberlain, Y.M. & Silva, P.C. (1985). A taxonomic and nomenclatural reassessment of Tenarea, Titanoderma and Dermatolithon (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) based on studies of type and other critical specimens. Phycologia 24: 317-337, 39 figs, 2 tables.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Titanoderma is Titanoderma pustulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Nägeli.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithophyllum dispar (Foslie) Foslie.

Basionym
Lithophyllum tumidulum f. dispar Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: west coast of Whidbey Island, Washington State, USA; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 161) Lectotype: Setchell & N.L.Gardner Algae of Puget Sound number 658; 28.vii.1901; cast ashore on Ahnfeltia concinna; TRH; A18-1186 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 161)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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