Hydrolithon craspedium (Foslie) P.C.Silva 1996
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
Hydrolithon craspedium (Foslie) P.C.Silva 1996: 235
Published in: 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.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hydrolithon is Hydrolithon reinboldii (Weber Bosse & Foslie) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Porolithon craspedium (Foslie) Foslie.
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: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 June 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
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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 01 July 2024
