Lithophyllum decussatum

Lithophyllum decussatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Corallinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Rhodophyta Subdivisio: Rhodophytina Classis: Florideophyceae Subclassis: Corallinophycidae Ordo: Corallinales

Familia: Corallinaceae
Subfamilia: Lithophylloideae
Genus: Lithophyllum
Species: Lithophyllum decussatum

Name

Lithophyllum decussatum (J.Ellis & Solander) Philippi, 1837

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Millepora decussata J.Ellis & Solander, 1786
    • Type locality: coast of Portugal.
    • Notes: Type lost or missing.
• Homotypic
  • Stereophyllum expansum f. decussata (J.Ellis & Solander) Heydrich, 1907
• Heterotypic
  • Melobesia decussata Endlicher, 1843
  • Spongites decussatus Kützing, 1849
  • Lithophyllum farlowii Heydrich, 1901 (non Lithophyllum farlowii Foslie, 1901)
  • Lithophyllum claudescens Heydrich, 1901

References

• Philippi, R.A. 1837. Beweis, dass die Nulliporen Pflanzen sind. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 3: 387–393, figs 2–6, pl. IX. BHL Reference page. : 389
• Ellis, J. & Solander, D. 1786. The natural history of many curious and uncommon zoophytes, collected from various parts of the globe by the late John Ellis... Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander. B. White & Son: London. xii + 208 pp., 63 plates. BHL Reference page. : 131, pl. 23: fig. 9
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019. Lithophyllum decussatum. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 2019-12-01.

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