Goniolithon fosliei (Heydrich) Foslie 1903
Publication Details
Goniolithon fosliei (Heydrich) Foslie 1903: 470, pl. XXV: fig. 3
Published in: Foslie, M. (1903). The lithothamnia of the Maldives and Lacadives. In: The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes. Vol. 1. (Gardiner, J.S. Eds), pp. 460-471. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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 Neogoniolithon brassica-florida (Harvey) Setchell & L.R.Mason.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Basionym
Lithothamnion fosliei Heydrich
Type Information
Type locality: El Tor, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 110) Lectotype: Heydrich No. 59; no date; no habitat data on type; TRH; A14-742 (Veiga, A.J., J. Cremades & I. Bárbara (1997): 110)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 August 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2024
