RHODOPHYTA : Corallinales : LithophyllaceaeRED ALGAE

Lithophyllum hibernicum Foslie


Description: Thallus known only as unattached branching systems up to 35 mm in diameter.

Habitat: Sublittoral, on mobile substrata in harbours.

Distribution: Known only from Co. Galway in Ireland.

Distribution Map from NBN: Lithophyllum hibernicum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Lithophyllum hibernicum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Lithophyllum hibernicum at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Lithophyllum hibernicum Foslie, 1906. AphiaID: 145151.

Classification: Biota; Plantae; Biliphyta; Rhodophyta; Eurhodophytina; Florideophyceae; Corallinophycidae; Corallinales; Corallinineae; Lithophyllaceae; Lithophylloideae; Lithophylleae; Lithophyllum

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 Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Lithophyllum hibernicum. Foslie. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZM4495. Accessed on 2024-10-06