Sporolithon durum (Foslie) R.A.Townsend & Woelkerling 1995
Publication Details
Sporolithon durum (Foslie) R.A.Townsend & Woelkerling 1995: 86, figs 1-17
Published in: Townsend, R.A., Woelkerling, W.J., Harvey, A.S. & Borowitzka, M. (1995). An account of the red algal genus Sporolithon (Sporolithaceae, Corallinales) in southern Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 8: 85-121, 19 figs, 2 tables.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sporolithon is Sporolithon ptychoides Heydrich.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Archaeolithothamnion durum Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Cape Jaffa near Kingston, South Australia, Australia; (Townsend, Woelkerling, Harvey & Borowitzka 1995: 86) Lectotype: A. Engelhart; 1899; no habitat data on type; TRH; C19-3381 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 477) Notes: Lectotype designated by Adey in Adey & Lebednik (1967: 84). The lectotype collection also includes two ground slide preparations, both numbered 355.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
In intertidal pools and subtidally to depths of 30 m; some attached to rock and others unattached, forming rhodoliths (Townsend et al. 1995: 88).
Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 September 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025
