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Phymatolithon Foslie, 1898 
AphiaID: 144022

Classification: Biota > Plantae (Kingdom) > Biliphyta (Subkingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Eurhodophytina (Subdivision) > Florideophyceae (Class) > Corallinophycidae (Subclass) > Corallinales (Order) > Hapalidiaceae (Family) > Melobesioideae (Subfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Typetaxon Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W.H.Adey & D.L.McKibbin, 1970
Parent Melobesioideae Bizzozero, 1885
Synonymised
taxa
  Agardhia Meneghini, 1838
Agardhina Nardo, 1834
Apora Gunnerus, 1768 (synonym)
Eleutherospora Heydrich, 1900 (synonym)
Leptophytum W.H.Adey, 1966 (synonym)
Nullipora J.B.de Lamarck, 1801 (synonym)
Sources  basis of record: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [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]

from synonym: Silva, C., P. Basson & R. Moe (1996). Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean. Volume 79 of University of California Publications in Botany (ISBN 0-520-09810-2). [details] [view taxon]

Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Species Phymatolithon bornetii (Foslie) Foslie
Species Phymatolithon brunneum Y.M.Chamberlain, 1994
Species Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W.H.Adey & D.L.McKibbin, 1970
Species Phymatolithon investiens (Foslie) Foslie, 1905
Species Phymatolithon laevigatum (Foslie) Foslie, 1898
Species Phymatolithon lamii (M.Lemoine) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1991
Species Phymatolithon lenormandii (Areschoug) W.H.Adey, 1966
Species Phymatolithon masonianum Wilks & Woelkerling, 1994
Species Phymatolithon notatum (Foslie) Adey, 1970
Species Phymatolithon purpureum (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) Woelkerling & L.M.Irvine, 1986
Species Phymatolithon repandum (Foslie) Wilks & Woelkerling, 1994
Species Phymatolithon tenuissimum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970

Species Phymatolithon acervatum (Foslie) Adey, 1970 accepted as Leptophytum acervatum (Foslie) Y.M.Chamberlain & Keats, 1994
Species Phymatolithon adeyi (R.S.Steneck & R.T.Paine) P.W.Gabrielson, 2000 accepted as Leptophytum adeyi Steneck & R.T.Paine, 1986
Species Phymatolithon bisporum (Foslie) Afonso-Carrillo, 1984 accepted as Leptophytum bisporum (Foslie) Adey, 1970
Species Phymatolithon compactum (Kjellman) Foslie, 1905 accepted as Clathromorphum compactum (Kjellman) Foslie, 1898
Species Phymatolithon evanescens (Foslie) Foslie, 1905 accepted as Clathromorphum circumscriptum (Strömfelt) Foslie, 1898
Species Phymatolithon foecundum (Kjellman) L.Düwel & S.Wegeberg, 1996 accepted as Leptophytum foecundum (Kjellman) Adey, 1966
Species Phymatolithon muricatum Foslie, 1906 accepted as Pseudolithophyllum muricatum (Foslie) Steneck & R.T.Paine, 1986
Species Phymatolithon polymorphum Foslie, 1898 accepted as Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W.H.Adey & D.L.McKibbin, 1970
Species Phymatolithon repandrum (Foslie) Wilks & Woelkerling accepted as Phymatolithon repandum (Foslie) Wilks & Woelkerling, 1994
Species Phymatolithon rugulosum Adey, 1964 accepted as Phymatolithon lamii (M.Lemoine) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1991
Species Phymatolithon tenue (Rosenvinge) L.Düwel & S.Wegeberg, 1996 accepted as Leptophytum laeve Adey, 1966 accepted as Phymatolithon lenormandii (Areschoug) W.H.Adey, 1966
Environment marine
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Image 
Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W Adey et McKibbin
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Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W Adey et McKibbin
added on 2006-04-07 - author: BioMar-TCD
qualitystatus: checked by Guiry, Michael D. on 2013-05-03 15:55:42
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144022
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Guiry, Michael D.
2005-07-06 12:38:02Z  changed  Braeckman, Ulrike
2010-08-12 12:41:00Z  changed  Guiry, Michael D.
  
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Phymatolithon Foslie, 1898. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144022 on 2013-05-24
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