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SE Australia 5–6 250–400 440 210–370 1 Cell size of hypothallium and perithallium not distinguished (Wilks & Woelkerling 1995). Lithothamnion crispatum not only occurs in the Mediter-
4–5 125–175 180 50–115 2 Cell size of hypothallium and perithallium not distinguished (Harvey et al. 2003); maximum size of vegetative cells possibly underestimated, see Harvey et al. (2003: p. 657, fig. 3C). ranean but as a result of the present study is now known to
1 disintegrated 3 Maximum size obtained from Harvey et al. (2003: 657, fig. 5A). occur throughout the Atlantic and Indian Ocean and
4 Empty chambers, presumed carposporangial. eastward to the Pacific coast of Australia. Further studies
+ 2–3 on the Pacific coralline flora will hopefully improve our
knowledge of the geographic distribution of this cosmo-
L. superpositum South Africa 5–7 190–310 politan species.
3–8 100–160
1 disintegrated ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

+3 We are grateful to the National Herbarium of The
female Netherlands in Leiden and to J. Cabioch for the loan of
the type material of L. crispatum. We thank T. Prestø,
Brazil not reported unknown curator at TRH, for the loan of the type material of L.
3–5 philippii and L. indicum. We are indebted to C. Pobbiati,
1 disintegrated Univ. Milano, for her contribution in the preparation of
thin sections. We are grateful to S. Kaleb, Univ. Trieste, for
+ 2–3 her contribution in sample collection. L. Babbini and F.
unknown Vita helped with SEM analyses in Trieste. SEM photos
were provided by A. Rizzi (CNR Centro Geodinamica
Holotype 6 unknown Alpina e Quaternaria) and R. Cristina Reggiani (Centro di
4–5 microscopia eletttronica di Milano-Bicocca). Sincere thanks
1 disintegrated to G.W. Maneveldt and an anonymous referee for their
suggestions, that greatly improved the first draft of our
+ 2–3 manuscript. We are indebted with the managers and
unknown contributors of Algaebase, one of the most important web
site for systematics, and a ‘‘must’’ reference for our
L. indicum L. heteromorphum holotype not reported unknown research.
3–5
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