Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Lithothamnion fragilissimum Foslie 1904, Lithophyllum fragilissimum (Foslie) Ishijima 1944 (Guiry & Guiry, 2021).

Origin: Native

Distribution: Galapagos I.: (L. fragiissimum) Wreck Bay-San Cristobal (Dawson, 1963). San Cristobal (Silva, 1966). Galapagos Islands (Miller & Garske, 2011). America: Galapagos Islands and Asia (Guiry & Guiry, 2021).

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