Foslie, M. (1897), On some lithothamnia. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskaberne Selskabs Skrifter 1897: 18-19 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Occurence. West India, at St. Croix (Bo[e]rgesen).

Foslie, M. (1898), List of species of the lithothamnia. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskaberne Selskabs Skrifter 1898 (3): 11 [basionym]

basionym of: Melobesia prototypa (Foslie) Foslie legitimate

Foslie, M. (1900), Revised systematical survey of the Melobesieae. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskaberne Selskabs Skrifter 1900: 22 [basionym]

basionym of: Dermatolithon prototypum (Foslie) Foslie legitimate

Foslie, M. (1905), Remarks on northern lithothamnia. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskaberne Selskabs Skrifter 1905 (3): 129 [basionym]

basionym of: Lithophyllum prototypum (Foslie) Foslie legitimate

Setchell, W.A. & Mason, L.R. (1943), Goniolithon and Neogoniolithon: two genera of crustaceous coralline algae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 29: 89 [basionym]

basionym of: Goniolithon prototypum (Foslie) Setch. & L.R.Mason legitimate

Adey, W.H. (1970), A revision of the Foslie herbarium. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskaberne Selskabs Skrifter 1970 (1): 7 [basionym]

basionym of: Tenarea prototypa (Foslie) W.H.Adey legitimate

Woelkerling, W.J., Chamberlain, Y.M. & Silva, P.C. (1985), A taxonomic and nomenclatural reassessment of Tenarea, Titanoderma and Dermatolithon (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) based on studies of type and other critical specimens. Phycologia 24: 333 [basionym]

basionym of: Titanoderma prototypum (Foslie) Woelk., Y.M.Chamb. & P.C.Silva legitimate

Woelkerling, W.J. & Campbell, S.J. (1992), An account of southern Australian species of Lithophyllum (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Botany 22: - [secondary reference]

Woelkerling, W.J. in Womersley, H.B.S. (ed.) (1996), Lithophylloiodeae. The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. Part IIIB: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lithophyllum prototypum (Foslie) Foslie legitimate

ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]

• Comment: Type is illustrated in Woelkerling & Campbell fig. 42A.

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