Goniolithon congestum Foslie 1899
Publication Details
Goniolithon congestum Foslie 1899: 13
Published in: Foslie, M. (1899). Some new or critical lithothamnia. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1898(6): 1-19.
Request PDFPublication date: 5.i.1899
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Goniolithon is Goniolithon papillosum (Zanardini ex Hauck) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithophyllum kaiseri (Heydrich) Heydrich.
Source of Synonymy
Hernandez-Kantun, J.J., Gabrielson, P., Hughey, J.R., Pezzolesi, L., Rindio, F., Robinson, N.M., Peña, V., Riosmena-Rodriguez, R., Le Gall, L. & Adey, W. (2016). Reassessment of branched Lithophyllum spp. (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in the Caribbean Sea with global implications. Phycologia 55(6): 619-639.
Type Information
Type locality: St Barthélemy, West Indies; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 188) Holotype: Goes; 1867; TRH; A23-1381, includes slides 435 and 436 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 188) Notes: Isotype: PC, unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym). St. Barthélemy is part of the Lesser Antilles, one of the three island groups comprising the West Indies, along with the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), congested.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 September 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2018
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
