Spongites mamillosus (Hauck) Ballesteros, nom. illeg. 1990

Publication Details
Spongites mamillosus (Hauck) Ballesteros, nom. illeg. 1990: 39 (as 'mamillosa')

Published in: Ballesteros, E. (1990). Check-list of benthic marine algae from Catalonia (North-West Mediterranean). Treballs de l'Institut Botànic de Barcelona 13: 5-52.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Spongites is Spongites fruticulosus Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neogoniolithon hauckii (Rothpletz) R.A.Townsend & Huisman.

Source of Synonymy
Townsend, R.A. & Huisman, J.M. (2018). 'Coralline algae'. In: Algae of Australia. Marine benthic algae of north-western Australia. 2. Red algae. (Huisman, J.M. Eds), pp. 86-97, 105-137, 143-146. Canberra & Melbourne: ABRS & CSIRO Publishing.

Basionym
Lithothamnion mamillosum Hauck

Type Information
Type locality: Adriatic Sea; (Woelkerling & Verheij 1995: 64) Lectotype: L; 943.8-115 (Woelkerling & Verheij 1995: 64)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 September 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 September 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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