Phymatolithon masonianum Wilks & Woelkerling 1994

Publication Details
Phymatolithon masonianum Wilks & Woelkerling 1994: 195, figs 11-15

Published in: Wilks, K.M. & Woelkerling, W.J. (1994). An account of southern Australian species of Phymatolithon (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) with comments on Leptophytum. Australian Systematic Botany 7: 183-223, 18 figs, 2 tables.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phymatolithon is Phymatolithon polymorphum Foslie.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Masoniana kraftii Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.

Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. & Ballantine, D.L. (2024). Anatomy and classification of the Mesophyllaceae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta), based on phylogenetic principles. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 118: [i]-xii, [1]-216, 83 figures, 6 tables.

Type Information
Type locality: "Ninepin Point, D’Entrecasteaux Channel, Tasmania, Australia"; (Wilks & Woelkerling 1994: 196) Holotype: G. Kraft; 4 January 1993; 6-12 m deep; LTB; 16679 (Wilks & Woelkerling 1994: 196)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Plants occur on sponge and rock at depths of 4-12 m (Wilks & Woelkerling 1995: 196). From 2-15 m deep (Womersley 1996: 187).

Created: 24 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 February 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025

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