Lithophyllum

Lithophyllum
Temporal range: Silurian – Recent
Undersurface of Lithophyllum orbiculatum, showing hypothallus and perithallus
Scientific classification
Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Corallinales
Family: Corallinaceae
Subfamily: Lithophylloideae
Genus: Lithophyllum
Philippi, 1837
Species

107 species, see text

Synonyms
  • Hyperantherella Heydrich, 1900
  • Lithothamnium R.A.Philippi, 1837
  • Melobesia Heydrich, 1897
  • Perispermon Heydrich, 1900 (synonym)
  • Pseudolithophyllum Marie Lemoine, 1913
  • Stichospora Heydrich, 1900
  • Tenarea Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1832

Lithophyllum is a genus of thalloid red algae belonging to the family Corallinaceae.

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