Sporolithon molle (Heydrich) Heydrich 1897
Publication Details
Sporolithon molle (Heydrich) Heydrich 1897: 416
Published in: Heydrich, F. (1897). Melobesiae. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 15(7): 403-420, pl. XVIII [18].
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Sporolithon is Sporolithon ptychoides Heydrich.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Sporolithon ptychoides f. molle Heydrich
Type Information
Type locality: El Tor, Red Sea; (Verheij 1993: 189) Lectotype: C; no number (Verheij 1993: 189, figs 13, 14) Notes: Lectotype designated by Verheij (1993: 189). Islolectotype: TRH no number, Heydrich. Isolectorype at TRH C19-3419 [Heydrich no. 11]. [Lectotype (designated by Verheij): C A92529; collected by A.Kaiser (Richards et al., 2017: 1050)]. On corallines and rocks (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), soft, pliant (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 September 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
