Lithothamnion
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Lithothamnion is a genus of thalloid red alga
Red algae
The red algae are one of the oldest groups of eukaryotic algae, and also one of the largest, with about 5,000–6,000 species  of mostly multicellular, marine algae, including many notable seaweeds...

 comprising 103 species. Its members are known by a number of common names.Recorded common names are griuán, maërl, punalevä-suku, stenhinna and maerl. The monomerous, crustose thalli are composed of a single system of filaments which grow close to the underlying surface. Lithothamnion reproduces by means of multiporate conceptacle
Conceptacle
Conceptacles are specialised cavities of marine and freshwater algae that contain the reproductive organs. They are situated in the receptacle and open by a small ostiole. Conceptacles are present in Corallinaceae, and Hildenbrandiales, as well as the brown Fucales. In the Fucales there is no...

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Species

The valid species currently considered to belong to this genus are:
  • L. album
  • L. antarcticum
  • L. apiculatum
  • L. asperulatum
  • L. aucklandicum
  • L. australe
  • L. brasiliense
  • L. breviaxe
  • L. calcareum
  • L. californicum
  • L. capense
  • L. carolii
  • L. chathamense
  • L. circumscriptum
  • L. colliculosum
  • L. corallioides
  • L. coralloides
  • L. cottonii
  • L. coulmanicum
  • L. crispatum
  • L. dehiscens
  • L. diguetii
  • L. ectocarpon
  • L. elegans
  • L. engelhartii
  • L. esperi
  • L. expansum
  • L. flavescens
  • L. fornicatum
  • L. fragiissimum
  • L. fruticulosum
  • L. fuegianum
  • L. geppiorum
  • L. gibbosum
  • L. giganteum
  • L. glaciale
  • L. grade
  • L. grande
  • L. granuliferum
  • L. guadalupense
  • L. hamelii
  • L. haptericola
  • L. hauckii
  • L. heterocladum
  • L. heteromorphum
  • L. incrustans
  • L. indicum
  • L. insigne
  • L. intermedium
  • L. islei
  • L. japonicum
  • L. kerguelenum
  • L. labradorense
  • L. lacroixi
  • L. laminosum
  • L. lemoineae
  • L. magnum
  • L. maldivicum
  • L. mangini
  • L. margaritae
  • L. marlothii
  • L. minervae
  • L. montereyicum
  • L. muelleri
  • L. murmanicum
  • L. neglectum
  • L. nitidum
  • L. nodulosum
  • L. norvegicum
  • L. notarisii
  • L. novae-zelandiae
  • L. occidentale
  • L. pacificum
  • L. pauciporosum
  • L. peleense
  • L. peruviense
  • L. philippii
  • L. phymatodeum
  • L. pocillum
  • L. polymorphum
  • L. praefruticulosum
  • L. proliferum
  • L. propontidis
  • L. rugosum
  • L. ruptile
  • L. scabiosum
  • L. sejunctum
  • L. sonderi
  • L. soriferum
  • L. spissum
  • L. squarrulosum
  • L. tenue
  • L. thelostegium
  • L. tophiforme
  • L. tusterense
  • L. ungeri
  • L. valens
  • L. validum
  • L. van
  • L. vanheurckii
  • L. vescum
  • L. volcanum

External links

  • Images of Lithothamnion at Algaebase
    AlgaeBase
    AlgaeBase is a global species database of information on all groups of algae, as well as one group of flowering plants, the sea-grasses.AlgaeBase evolved from Michael Guiry's seaweed website, and has grown into a database of algae from throughout the world, and in freshwater, terrestrial, and...

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