Hydrolithon abyssophila Athanasiadis, D.L.Ballantine & H.Ruiz 2013
Publication Details
Hydrolithon abyssophila Athanasiadis, D.L.Ballantine & H.Ruiz 2013: 496, figs 1-17
Published in: Athanasiadis, A., Ballantine, D.L. & Ruiz, H. (2013). Hydrolithon abyssophila sp. nov. (Hydrolithoideae, Corallinales), a bisporic coralline from the insular shelf edge of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (US). Botanica Marina 56(5/6): 495-505 , 17 figs, 1 table.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hydrolithon is Hydrolithon reinboldii (Weber Bosse & Foslie) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: "Hole in the Wall" shelf edge, off La Parguera, Puerto Rico; (Athanasiadis, Ballantine & Ruiz 2013: 497) Holotype (bisporophytes): H. Ruiz; 5 May 2009; ca. 50 m, on corals; MSM; (unnumbered) (Athanasiadis, Ballantine & Ruiz 2013: 496, 497) Notes: Holotype: Athanas.PR-135A. Isotypes: in GB (Athanas. PR-135B); in US (Athanas. PR-135C); in herb. Athanas. (PR-135D).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 February 2014 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 28 June 2019
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Citing AlgaeBase
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Paul Gabrielson in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 June 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 January 2025
