Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Rhodophyta > Subdivision Eurhodophytina > Class Florideophyceae > Subclass Corallinophycidae > Order Corallinales > Family Hapalidiaceae > Subfamily Melobesioideae > Genus Phymatolithon

Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W.H.Adey & D.L.McKibbin, 1970

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Phymatolithon*	Foslie, 1898	accepted genus name
*Leptophytum*	W.H.Adey, 1966	synonym

Species group names

*Phymatolithon polymorphum*	Foslie, 1898	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bokmål (Norwegian): buttgreinet mergel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English: common maërl; maerl sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;BIOTIC

English-United States: Common Maërl sources: Charles Hussey

Norwegian: buttgreinet mergel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: buttgreinet mergel

Norwegian Nynorsk: buttgreina mergel

Nynorsk (Norwegian): buttgreina mergel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: grenig kalkskorpa

Literature

basis of record	Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38
additional source	Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].
additional source	Linkletter, L.E. 1977. A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 68 p.
additional source	Algaebase

Genbank

Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase
WoRMS

External Links

Marine Life Information Network - UK
Barcode of Life (32 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Guiry, Michael D. (2014). Phymatolithon calcareum. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2014). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145199