lithothamnionn.
/ˌlɪθəʊˈθamnɪɒn/ A calcareous, marine, red alga of the genus so called. Also attributive.
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red alga1834
rhodosperm1847
dough balls1876
lithothamnion1895
rhodophyte1932
the world > plants > particular plants > algae > seaweed > [adjective] > of or belonging to type of seaweed
monosiphonous1853
rhodospermous1856
tetrasporic1857
tetrasporous1874
fucaceous1891
monosiphonic1899
laminaria1935
lithothamnion1935
lithothamnic1967
1895 G. Murray Introd. Study Seaweeds 241 Lithophyllum forms thin stony plates of erect habit, while Lithothamnion gives rise to massive stony branches.
1935 J. E. Tilden Algae viii. 362 Portions of the Lithothamnion crust were kept for many months.
1972 Sci. Amer. June 62/1 A hitherto minor group of coralline red algae, the lithothamnions, now began to play an increasingly important role.
Derivatives
lithoˈthamnic adj.
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the world > plants > particular plants > algae > seaweed > [adjective] > of or belonging to type of seaweed
monosiphonous1853
rhodospermous1856
tetrasporic1857
tetrasporous1874
fucaceous1891
monosiphonic1899
laminaria1935
lithothamnion1935
lithothamnic1967
1967 Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. 5 551 Both fauna and flora of this lithothamnic bottom are very abundant.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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