Porolithon improcerum (Foslie & M.Howe) M.Howe 1920

Publication Details
Porolithon improcerum (Foslie & M.Howe) M.Howe 1920: 587

Published in: Howe, M.A. (1920). Algae. In: The Bahama flora. (Britton, N.L. & Millspaugh, C.F. Eds), pp. 553-618. New York: published by the authors.

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Publication date: 26 jun 1920

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Porolithon is Porolithon onkodes (Heydrich) Foslie.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Goniolithon improcerum Foslie & M.Howe

Type Information
Type locality: Montego Bay, Jamaica; (Womersley 1996: 258) Holotype: M.A.Howe no. 4760b; 5.i.1907; on a littoral reef; TRH; A14-752 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 111) Notes: Illustrated by Townsend & Adey (1990).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 December 2002 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 November 2024

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