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Table 1. Comparison of features and biometry of Lithothamnion crispatum Hauck lectotype, L. crispatum Hauck from recent Mediterranean collections and Foslie’s synonym species:
L. indicum lectotype, L. heteromorphum holotype, L. superpositum holotype, and fresh collections of L. superpositum from South Africa, southeastern Australia and Brazil. Measure-
ments in microns, given as range or range [mean (standard deviation)]; n 5 number of observations.

L. crispatum L. indicum L. L. superpositum
Marettimo
L. crispatum lectotype heteromorphum
lectotype (Sicily)
and S Australia holotype Holotype Brazil South Africa SE Australia
Harvey et al. 2003
Sources of data Cabioch & this study Wilks & da No´ brega Keats et al. da No´ brega Keats et al.
Mendoza 1998 Woelkerling Farias et al. 2000
Habit and this study nongeniculate, 1995; Harvey 2010 2000; Harvey Farias et al.
unattached et al. 2003; this
Growth form nongeniculate, forming study nongeniculate, et al. 2003 2010
unattached rhodoliths unattached
Thallus organization forming nongeniculate, forming nongeniculate, nongeniculate, nongeniculate, nongeniculate,
Hypothallial cells rhodoliths warty to lumpy to unattached rhodolith attached unattached attached attached
fruticose, with forming forming
Length warty to lumpy distal curly- rhodoliths lumpy encrusting to rhodolith encrusting to encrusting to
Diameter to fruticose, margined funnels warty to warty to warty to
Perithallium zonation with distal warty to lumpy monomerous lumpy to lumpy to lumpy to fruticose
Perithallial cells curly-margined monomerous to fruticose fruticose fruticose fruticose
Length funnels
Diameter 11–34 [18.6 (4.2)] monomerous monomerous monomerous monomerous monomerous
monomerous n 5 258 cells in filaments1 core filaments cells in filaments2
Epithallial cells shape 2–401 13–30 10–30 10–40 (50) 5.5–20 2
Length 9–39 [19.4 (4.8)] 5.5–15 [9.5 (2.2)] 4–9 7–9
Diameter n 5 121 n 5 258 2–201 2–10 5.5–11 2

Asexual conceptacles 4.5–16 [10.5 (2.1)] yes yes yes
Internal diameter n 5 121 6–8 or 13–30 4–11.5
Height
Position yes
Becoming buried
Raised rims 4.5–23 [14.2 (3.7)] 7–25 [15 (3.1)] 6–22 peripheral Basso et al.: Lithothamnion crispatum Hauck 153
Roof thickness filaments
Disintegr. of 10–15
rosette cells 13–24
flared
n 5 139 n 5 332 3–4

7–18 [11.6 (1.8)] 7–16 [12 (1.7)] 7–11 5–13 7–13 (2.5) 7–11

n 5 139 n 5 332 multiporate
270–525
flared flared flared flared flared flared flared
2–5 112–162 3 2–5 4–11 3–5
3–5.5 [3.9 (0.7)] 2–5.5 [3.5 (0.6)]
n 5 134 n 5 280 2–10 slightly 8 6–12 7–11 8–11
protruding
7–14.5 [10.6 (2)] 7–14.5 [11 (1.8)] multiporate
n 5 134 n 5 280 450–600 yes
not reported
multiporate multiporate 150–170 multiporate multiporate multiporate multiporate
306 external diam. 250–525 125–370 390–440 (600)3
270–720 [430 (128)] protruding or
153 n 5 18 flush 430 150–230 105–187 125–170

protruding 100–315 [177 (66) ] yes protruding or protruding or protruding or protruding or
n 5 18 present or absent flush flush flush flush

protruding or flush yes not reported yes yes
present or not seen
yes yes yes 27–50
not seen present or absent yes absent yes
40–75
20–45 20–45 25–60 36–44 yes
yes yes yes yes