Sporolithon australasicum (Foslie) N.Yamaguishi-Tomita ex M.J.Wynne 1986
Publication Details
Sporolithon australasicum (Foslie) N.Yamaguishi-Tomita ex M.J.Wynne 1986: 2258
Published in: Wynne, M.J. (1986). A checklist of benthic marine algae of the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic. Canadian Journal of Botany 64: 2239-2281.
Request PDFType Species
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
Archaeolithothamnion australasicum Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Cape Jaffa - Kingston, South Australia, Australia; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 475) Lectotype: Engelhart; 1900; no habitat data on type; TRH; C19-3370 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 475) Notes: Designated by Adey in Adey & Lebednik (1967: 84); includes slides 568 and 1353.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 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 07 January 2025
