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Lithophyllum is a genus of thalloid red algae belonging to the family Corallinaceae. 250px|thumb|Lithophyllum stictaeforme. thumb|250px|right|L. orbiculatum on a rock fragment; rock length ~3 cm. thumb|250px|right|Lithophyllum okamurae thumb|240px|right|Lithophyllum sp.

Species

イシゴロモ属

Genus

  1. PhylumRhodophyta
  2. ClassFlorideophyceae
  3. OrderCorallinales
  4. FamilyLithophyllaceae
Habitatmarine, brackish

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,704
With media
415
Family
Lithophyllaceae
Collections
FC-UNAM, ENCB-IPN
Recorded in
Mexico

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Image
Lithophyllum orbiculatum 037.jpg
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Commons category
Lithophyllum
taxon name
Lithophyllum
taxon rank
genus
start time
418700000-
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Fossil record
  • Description
  • Species
  • Bibliography
  • References
  • External links

Lithophyllum is a genus of thalloid red algae belonging to the family Corallinaceae. 250px|thumb|Lithophyllum stictaeforme. thumb|250px|right|L. orbiculatum on a rock fragment; rock length ~3 cm. thumb|250px|right|Lithophyllum okamurae thumb|240px|right|Lithophyllum sp.

==Fossil record== This genus is known in the fossil record from the Silurian to the Quaternary (from about 418.7 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Europe, United States, South America, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, India, Japan and Australia.

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