Porolithon craspedium (Foslie) Foslie 1909
Current name:
Porolithon craspedium (Foslie) Foslie
Palau Islands, West Pacific, 5 m deep at outer reef edge - 19 November 2002. Palau International Coral Reef Center
Publication Details
Porolithon craspedium (Foslie) Foslie 1909: 57
Published in: Foslie, M. (1909). Algologiske notiser VI. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1909(2): 1-63.
Request PDFType 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
Lithophyllum craspedium Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Onotoa, Gilbert Islands [Kiribati]; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 217) Holotype: Finckh; no date; no habitat data on type; TRH; A27-1566 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 217)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 June 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 24 June 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024
