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Titanoderma prototypum

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Lithophyllaceae

Taxonomy
Lithothamnion prototypum was named by Foslie (1897).

It was recombined as Dermatolithon prototypum by Foslie (1897); it was recombined as Melobesia prototypa by Foslie (1898); it was recombined as Lithophyllum prototypum by Foslie (1905); it was recombined as Titanoderma prototypum by Woelkerling et al. (1985).

Synonyms
  • Lithophyllum tessellatum was named by Me-Lemoine (1930).

    It was recombined as Goniolithon tessellatum by Setchell and Mason (1943); it was recombined as Dermatolithon tessellatum by Me-Lemoine (1971); it was recombined as Tenarea tessellata by Littler (1982); it was recombined as Titanoderma tessellatum by Woelkerling et al. (1985); it was synonymized subjectively with Lithophyllum prototypum by Rebelo et al. (2014).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Dermatolithon prototypum Foslie
1897Lithothamnion prototypum Foslie
1898Melobesia prototypa Foslie
1905Lithophyllum prototypum Foslie
1930Lithophyllum tessellatum Me-Lemoine
1943Goniolithon tessellatum Setchell and Mason
1971Dermatolithon tessellatum Me-Lemoine
1982Tenarea tessellata Littler
1985Titanoderma prototypum Woelkerling et al.
1985Titanoderma tessellatum Woelkerling et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
subclassCorallinophycidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyLithophyllaceaeAthanasiadis 2016
subfamilyLithophylloideaeSetchell 1943
genusTitanodermaNaegeli 1858
speciesprototypum(Foslie 1897)

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.

Titanoderma prototypum Foslie 1897
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Invalid names: Lithophyllum tessellatum Me-Lemoine 1930 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available