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Lithophyllum tortuosum (Esper) Foslie, 1900 
AphiaID: 145161

Classification: Biota > Plantae (Kingdom) > Biliphyta (Subkingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Eurhodophytina (Subdivision) > Florideophyceae (Class) > Corallinophycidae (Subclass) > Corallinales (Order) > Corallinaceae (Family) > Lithophylloideae (Subfamily) > Lithophyllum (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Lithophyllum Philippi, 1837
Synonymised
taxa
  Crodelia incrustans f. tortuosa (Esper) Heydrich, 1911
Goniolithon tortuosum (Esper) Foslie, 1898
Lithophyllum cristatum Meneghini
Lithophyllum tortuosum f. cristata (Meneghini) Lemoine
Melobesia cristata (Meneghini) Ardissone, 1883
Millepora tortuosa Esper, 1797 (synonym)
Tenarea tortuosa (Esper) M.Lemoine, 1910 (synonym)
Tenarea undulosa Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1832
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]

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 Subspecies Lithophyllum tortuosum ercegovicii Lovric, 1971
Forma Lithophyllum tortuosum f. crassa (Lloyd) Lemoine
Forma Lithophyllum tortuosum f. decumbens Foslie

Forma Lithophyllum tortuosum f. cristata (Meneghini) Lemoine accepted as Lithophyllum tortuosum (Esper) Foslie, 1900
Environment marine
Distribution Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Mediterranean Sea [details]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Links Published in AlgaeBase Logo AlgaeBase
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI
Image 
Lithophyllum tortuosum
Lithophyllum tortuosum
added on 2012-02-14 - author: Pillon, Roberto ()
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145161
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Guiry, Michael D.
  
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Lithophyllum tortuosum (Esper) Foslie, 1900. 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=145161 on 2013-05-25
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