Hydrolithon superficiale Keats & Y.M.Chamberlain 1994
Publication Details
Hydrolithon superficiale Keats & Y.M.Chamberlain 1994: 12, figs. 20-30
Published in: Keats, D.W. & Chamberlain, Y.M. (1994). Three species of Hydrolithon (Rhodophyta, Corallinaceae): Hydrolithon onkodes (Heydrich) Penrose and Woelkerling, Hydrolithon superficiale sp. nov., and H. samoënse (Foslie) comb. nov. from South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 60: 8-21, 54 figs.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hydrolithon is Hydrolithon reinboldii (Weber Bosse & Foslie) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Harveylithon superficiale (Keats & Y.M.Chamberlain) Maneveldt & Keats.
Source of Synonymy
Maneveldt, G.W., Van der Merwe, E. & Keats, D.W. (2016). Updated keys to the non-geniculate coralline red algae (Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta) of South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 106: 158-164, 2 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Mbibi, Natal, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 240)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 January 2019
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
