Lithothamnion capense f. eckloniae Foslie 1902
Publication Details
Lithothamnion capense f. eckloniae Foslie 1902: 19
Published in: Foslie, M. (1902). (Aarsberetning for 1901:) Den botaniske samling. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1901: 19.
Publication date: 27.v.1902
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 Orthocarpa eckloniae (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. & Ballantine, D.L. (2024). Anatomy and classification of the Mesophyllaceae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta), based on phylogenetic principles. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 118: [i]-xii, [1]-216, 83 figures, 6 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Houtbaai, Kap d. g. haab [= Hout BAi, Cape of Good Hope, Cape Province, South Africa]; (Foslie 1902: 3) Holotype: Weber-van Bosse; 'paa [= on] Ecklonia'; TRH; B2-1685 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 239)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 January 2025
