Neogoniolithon frutescens (Foslie) Setchell & L.R.Mason 1943
Publication Details
Neogoniolithon frutescens (Foslie) Setchell & L.R.Mason 1943: 91
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Mason, L.R. (1943). Goniolithon and Neogoniolithon: two genera of crustaceous coralline algae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 29: 87-92.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Neogoniolithon is Neogoniolithon fosliei (Heydrich) Setchell & L.R.Mason.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neogoniolithon brassica-florida (Harvey) Setchell & L.R.Mason.
Basionym
Goniolithon frutescens Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu; (Woelkerling 1993: 59) Lectotype (designated by Woelkerling & al. 2005?): Anon.; 1899; no habitat given; TRH; A12-652 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 96, 99)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), becoming shrubby (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2024