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Name derivation: |
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‘Stone leaf’ Gr. Litho – stone, phyllum - leaf |
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Classification: |
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Lithophyllum Philippi 1837; 128 of 382 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2016).Order Corallinales; Family Corallinaceae |
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Morphology: |
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Crustose and calcified, some with protuberances or unattached ‘subglobose’ masses. Trichocytes (hair cells) may be present (Ibid.). |
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Habitat: |
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Marine subtropical to tropical habitats, on limestone. Reported from Florida, the Antilles, western Caribbean, and Galapagos Islands (Dawes and Mathieson 2008). |
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References: |
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Dawes, C.J. and A.C. Mathieson 2008. Seaweeds of Florida. University Press of Florida (592 pp). Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 May 2014. Philippi, R.A. (1837). Beweis, dass die Nulliporen Pflanzen sind. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 3: 387-393, figs 2-6, pl. IX.
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