Hydrolithon megacystum R.A.Townsend, W.H.Adey & Boykins 1982
Publication Details
Hydrolithon megacystum R.A.Townsend, W.H.Adey & Boykins 1982: 32, fig. 19
Published in: Adey, W.H., Townsend, R.A. & Boykins, W.T. (1982). The crustose coralline algae (Rhodophyta: Corallinaceae) of the Hawaiian Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences 15: [1]-iv, [1]-74, 47 figs.
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.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 October 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 December 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 January 2025