Lithophyllum

Translingual

Lithophyllum orbiculatum on a rock

Etymology

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Proper noun

Lithophyllum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Corallinaceae – a genus of pink encrusting seaweeds.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Biliphyta - subkingdom; Rhodophyta - phylum; Eurhodophytina - subphylum; Florideophyceae - class; Corallinophycidae - subclass; Corallinales - order; Corallinaceae - family; Lithophylloideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Lithophyllum incrustans - type species; Lithophyllum applicatum, Lithophyllum azorum, Lithophyllum bipartitum, Lithophyllum byssoides, Lithophyllum capense, Lithophyllum crodelioides, Lithophyllum crouanii, Lithophyllum cystoseirae, Lithophyllum decussatum, Lithophyllum dentatum, Lithophyllum duckerae, Lithophyllum fasciculatum, Lithophyllum frondosum, Lithophyllum hapalidioides, Lithophyllum hibernicum, Lithophyllum irregularis, Lithophyllum lichenoides, Lithophyllum lobatum, Lithophyllum nitorum, Lithophyllum orbiculatum, Lithophyllum papillosum, Lithophyllum polycephalum, Lithophyllum racemus, Lithophyllum tortuosum, Lithophyllum trochanter, Lithophyllum vickersii - other species

References

• Lithophyllum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lithophyllum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lithophyllum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons