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Lithothamnion orbiculatum

Florideophyceae - Hapalidiales - Lithothamniacae

Taxonomy
Lithothamnion orbiculatum was named by Foslie (1895). It is extant.

It was recombined as Lithophyllum orbiculatum by Foslie (1900) and Braga and Aguirre (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Lithothamnion orbiculatum Foslie
1900Lithophyllum orbiculatum Foslie
1995Lithophyllum orbiculatum Braga and Aguirre
2001Lithothamnion orbiculatum Misra et al. p. 322

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
subclassCorallinophycidae()
orderHapalidialesNelson and Sutherland 2015
familyLithothamniacae
genusLithothamnionHeydrich 1897
speciesorbiculatumFoslie 1895

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
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