Spongites reinboldii (Weber Bosse & Foslie) Penrose & Woelkering 1988

Publication Details
Spongites reinboldii (Weber Bosse & Foslie) Penrose & Woelkering 1988: 173 (table 2)

Published in: Penrose, D. & Woelkerling, W.J. (1988). A taxonomic reassessment of Hydrolithon Foslie, Porolithon Foslie and Pseudolithophyllum Lemoine emend. Adey (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) and their relationships to Spongites Kützing. Phycologia 27: 159-176, 27 figs, 2 tables.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Spongites is Spongites fruticulosus Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hydrolithon boergesenii (Foslie) Foslie.

Basionym
Lithophyllum reinboldii Weber Bosse & Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: Muaras Reef, East Kalimantan, Indonesia; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 114) Lectotype: [Weber-van Bosse]; 22.vi.1899; no habitat data on type; TRH; A14-775 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 114) Notes: Type: Not designated. Two cotypes collections are cited from Siboga Expedition Sta 91 and Sta 240. Isotypes are in Rijksherbarium Leiden. This type locality was first recorded by Adey & Lebednik (1967: 32).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 13 February 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024

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