Lithophyllum incrustans R.A.Philippi, 1837
(an encrusting red seaweed)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Lithophyllum incrustans (an encrusting red seaweed)
Genus	Lithophyllum (a genus of algae)
Family	CORALLINACEAE (a family of coralline red seaweeds)
Order	CORALLINALES (coralline red seaweeds)
Class	FLORIDEOPHYCEAE (a class of red seaweeds)
Phylum	RHODOPHYTA (red seaweeds)
Subkingdom	BILIPHYTA (red seaweeds)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Lithophyllum incrustans is also a member of:
Seaweeds - differentiated, multicellular, marine algae (via Rhodophyta)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Rhodophyta)
Macrophytes - multi-cellular plants (via Seaweeds)

Records of Lithophyllum incrustans (an encrusting red seaweed) :
1: Lithophyllum incrustans (an encrusting red seaweed)
25 Mar 2009	OSGR: SY67	50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W	Vice County: Dorset (VC 9)	England
in rockpool, encrusting rocks

Lithophyllum incrustans (an encrusting red seaweed) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

CORALLINACEAE
(a family of coralline red seaweeds)

RHODOPHYTA
(red seaweeds)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Seaweeds
(differentiated, multicellular, marine algae)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lithophyllum incrustans (an encrusting red seaweed)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lithophyllum incrustans (an encrusting red seaweed)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

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