BIOTIC Species Information for Lithothamnion corallioides
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| Researched by | Angus Jackson | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | Dr Christine Maggs | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Lithothamnion corallioides | Common name | Maerl |
| MCS Code | ZM236 | Recent Synonyms | None |
| Phylum | Rhodophycota | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Rhodophyceae | |
| Subclass | Florideophycidae | Order | Corallinales |
| Suborder | Family | Corallinaceae | |
| Genus | Lithothamnion | Species | corallioides |
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| Additional Information | Maerl is a generic name for certain coralline algae that grow unattached on the sea bed. Only two instances of the crustose form of Lithothamnion corallioides have been recorded from the British Isles; in Dorset and Devon. | ||
| Taxonomy References | Irvine & Chamberlain, 1994, Howson & Picton, 1997, Adey & McKibbin, 1970, Birkett et al., 1998, | ||
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