Pneophyllum conicum (E.Y.Dawson) Keats, Y.M.Chamberlain & M.Baba 1997

Publication Details
Pneophyllum conicum (E.Y.Dawson) Keats, Y.M.Chamberlain & M.Baba 1997: 264, figs 1-33

Published in: Keats, D.W., Chamberlain, Y.M. & Baba, M. (1997). Pneophyllum conicum (Dawson) comb. nov. (Rhodophyta, Corallinaceae), a widespread Indo-Pacific non-genienlate coralline alga that overgrows and kills coral. Botanica Marina 40(4): 263-279.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pneophyllum is Pneophyllum fragile Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dawsoniolithon conicum (E.Y.Dawson) Caragnano, Foetisch, Maneveldt & Payri.

Basionym
Hydrolithon conicum E.Y.Dawson

Type Information
Type locality: "Intertidal reef at Binner Cove, Isla Socorro, Revillagigedo Archipelago" [Mexico]; (Dawson 1960: 28) Type: Dawon 12148; Nov. 19, 1953; Intertidal reef at Binners Cove; US; Dawson 12148 (Yoshida 1998: 609) Notes: Isotype: UC 1883778 (Caragnano & al. 2018).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cone-shaped.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 31 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 August 2018

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 November 2024

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