Lithothamnion prototypum Foslie, 1897: 18 (type locality: St. Croix, Virgin Islands).
Lithophyllum prototypum (Foslie) Foslie, 1905b: 129.—Woelkerling & Campbell, 1992: 74, figs. 42–49.
Taxonomic synonym:
Lithophyllum tessellatum Lemoine, 1930: 68, pl. I: figs. 3, 6 [in part]; pl. IV: fig. 7 [in part] (type locality: Galapagos Islands).
Dermatolithon tessellatum (Lemoine) Lemoine, 1971: 556.—Segonzac, 1984: table 1.
INDIAN OCEAN DISTRIBUTION: Australia, Comoro Islands, Mauritius, Seychelles.
Note: The synonymy was proposed by Woelkerling & Campbell (1992: 67).