RHODOPHYTA : Corallinales : Lithophyllaceae | RED ALGAE |
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 2025-01-11 |