Millepora decussata J.Ellis & Solander 1786
Publication Details
Millepora decussata J.Ellis & Solander 1786: 131, pl. 23: fig. 9
Published in: Ellis, J. & Solander, D. (1786). The natural history of many curious and uncommon zoophytes, collected from various parts of the globe by the late John Ellis...Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander, M.D., F.R.S. &c.. pp. [i]-xii, [1]-208, 63 pls. London: Printed for Benjamin White and Son, at Horace's Head, Fleet-Street and Peter Elmsly, in the Strand.
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A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithophyllum decussatum (J.Ellis & Solander) Philippi.
Type Information
Type locality: coast of Portugal; (Ellis & Solander 1786: 131) Notes: Type: lost or missing (Dixon 1960, Woelkerling 1983: 304-307, Woelkerling 1998: 251-252).
Created: 16 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 August 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
