Lithothamnion decutescens Heydrich 1901
Publication Details
Lithothamnion decutescens Heydrich 1901: 541
Published in: Heydrich, F. (1901). Die Lithothamnien des Museum d'histoire naturelle in Paris. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 28: 529-545, 1 pl. [pl. XI].
Request PDFType 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 Goniolithon decutescens (Heydrich) Foslie ex M.Howe.
Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J. (1998). Type collections of non-geniculate corallines housed at the Laboratoire de Cryptogamie (PC). In: Non-geniculate coralline red algae and the Paris Muséum: systematics and scientific history. (Woelkerling, W.J. Eds), pp. 279-404. Paris: Muséum National d'Histoire naturelle / ADAC.
Type Information
Type locality: Bermuda; (Woelkerling 1998: 339) Holotype: collector not indicated but labelled 'Farlow no. 67'; date not indicated; PC; unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym) (Woelkerling 1998: 339) Notes: Holotype fragment: TRH, Farlow no. 67 and Heydrich no. 46a, includes slide 494.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 July 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 January 2008
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
