BIOTIC Species Information for Lithophyllum incrustans
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| Researched by | Dr Keith Hiscock | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | Dr Yvonne Chamberlain | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Lithophyllum incrustans | Common name | An encrusting coralline alga |
| MCS Code | ZM231 | Recent Synonyms | None |
| Phylum | Rhodophycota | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Rhodophyceae | |
| Subclass | Floridophycidae | Order | Corallinales |
| Suborder | Family | Corallinaceae | |
| Genus | Lithophyllum | Species | incrustans |
| Subspecies | |||
| Additional Information | Difficult to identify with certainty in the field and often recorded as 'lithothamnia' or 'encrusting Rhodophycota (indet.)' in surveys. | ||
| Taxonomy References | Hiscock, 1986b, Irvine & Chamberlain, 1994, | ||
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