Litosiphon mortensenii S.Lund 1959
Publication Details
Litosiphon mortensenii S.Lund 1959: 140, fig. 30A-G
Published in: Lund, S. (1959). The marine algae of East Greenland. I. Taxonomic part. Meddelser om Grønland 156(1): 1-247, 42 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Litosiphon is Litosiphon pusillus (Carmichael) Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Trachynema mortensenii (S.Lund) P.M.Pedersen.
Source of Synonymy
Pedersen, P.M. (1985). Trachynema, a new genus in the Punctariaceae (Fucophyceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 5: 497-498.
Type Information
Type locality: Ella Ø, Greenland; (Athanasiadis 1996: 182) Type: C;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 August 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 August 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
