Archaeolithothamnion australasicum Foslie 1907
Publication Details
Archaeolithothamnion australasicum Foslie 1907: 12, no fig.
Published in: Foslie, M. (1906). Den botaniske samling [The botanical collection]. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Aarsberetning 1905: 17-24.
Publication date: 1.v.1906 and 30.xi.1906
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sporolithon australasicum (Foslie) N.Yamaguishi-Tomita ex M.J.Wynne.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (1986). A checklist of benthic marine algae of the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic. Canadian Journal of Botany 64: 2239-2281.
Type Information
Type locality: Cape Jaffa - Kingston, South Australia, Australia; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 475) Lectotype: Engelhart; 1900; no habitat data on type; TRH; C19-3370 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 475) Notes: Designated by Adey in Adey & Lebednik (1967: 84); includes slides 568 and 1353.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 July 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025
