Canadian Register of Marine Species - Lithothamnion Heydrich, 1897

CaRMS taxon details

Lithothamnion Heydrich, 1897

AphiaID

144018 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144018)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Hapalidiaceae J.E.Gray, 1864

Direct children (3)

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Species Lithothamnion glaciale Kjellman, 1883 accepted as Boreolithothamnion glaciale (Kjellman) P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.Peña, 2023
Species Lithothamnion lemoineae Adey, 1970 accepted as Boreolithothamnion lemoineae P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.Peña, 2023
Species Lithothamnion tophiforme (Esper) Unger, 1858 accepted as Boreolithothamnion tophiforme (Esper) P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.Peña, 2023

Environment

marine

Original description

Heydrich, F. (1897). Corallinaceae, insbesondere Melobesieae. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft. 15: 34-70, 3 figs, pl. III., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1438-8677.1897.tb04781.x [details]

Descriptive notes

LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:8590

LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:8590 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Lithothamnion Heydrich, 1897. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144018 on 2026-07-13

Regional species database citation

Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2026). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Lithothamnion Heydrich, 1897. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144018 on 2026-07-13

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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2008-10-30 13:08:09Z

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2018-10-18 06:32:40Z

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2023-03-07 09:24:35Z

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Guiry, Michael D.

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original description Heydrich, F. (1897). Corallinaceae, insbesondere Melobesieae. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft. 15: 34-70, 3 figs, pl. III., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1438-8677.1897.tb04781.x [details]

basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]