Fosliella cruciata Bressan 1977

Current name: Hydrolithon cruciatum (Bressan) Y.M.Chamberlain
MediterraneanMirella Coppola di Canzano (mirella.coppoladicanzano@fastwebnet.it)

Publication Details
Fosliella cruciata Bressan 1977: 43, figs 1-7

Published in: Bressan, G., Miniati-Radin, D. & Smundin, L. (1977). Sa una nuova Corallinaceae: Fosliella cruciata sp. nov.. Giornale Botanico Italiano 110: 438.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Fosliella is Fosliella farinosa (J.V.Lamouroux) M.Howe.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hydrolithon cruciatum (Bressan) Y.M.Chamberlain.

Source of Synonymy
Chamberlain, Y.M. (1994). Mastophoroideae Setchell. In: Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 2B. Corallinales, Hildenbrandiales. (Irvine, L.M. & Chamberlain, Y.M. Eds), pp. 113-158. London: HMSO.

Type Information
Type locality: Golfo di Trieste, Italy; (Silva & al. 1996: 236) Holotype: G. Bressan; TSB; (Chamberlain 1994: 120)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cross-shaped (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 February 2017

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Nomenclatural note
Womersley (1996: 260) cites Bressan et al 1977: 27 as the authority. - (20 April 2009) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 April 2025