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Lithothamnion valens

Florideophyceae - Hapalidiales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Lithothamnion valens was named by Foslie (1909). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Lithothamnion valens Foslie
1997Lithothamnion valens Basso et al.
2003Lithothamnion valens Kundal and Dharashivkar p. 51
2016Lithothamnion valens Kundal et al.
2019Lithothamnion valens Roozpeykar et al. p. 1605

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
familyCorallinophycidae()
orderHapalidialesNelson and Sutherland 2015
familyLithothamniacae
genusLithothamnionHeydrich 1897
speciesvalensFoslie 1909

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Kundal et al. 2016Thallus monomerous encrusting having a
protuberance with coaxial core filament and peripheral
filament. Some cells of contiguous filaments connected by
cell fusions but secondary pit connections absent. The thickness of core region 294 μm and that of peripheral region
252 μm. The cells of core region 38-50 μm in length and 8-
12 μm in width. The peripheral cells poorly preserved.
Conceptacles multiporate having diameter 84-147 μm and
height 50-55 μm.
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Pliocene or 33.90000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04Italy Lithothamnion valens (155216)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Iran (Lorestan) Lithothamnion valens (221652)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63India (Gujarat) Lithothamnion valens (221901)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Spain (Almeria) Lithothamnion valens (222406)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58India Lithothamnion valens (146990)