Hydrolithon sargassi (Foslie) Y.M.Chamberlain 1994
Publication Details
Hydrolithon sargassi (Foslie) Y.M.Chamberlain 1994: 128
Published in: Chamberlain, Y.M. (1994). Mastophoroideae Setchell. In: Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 2B. Corallinales, Hildenbrandiales. (Irvine, L.M. & Chamberlain, Y.M. Eds), pp. 113-158. London: HMSO.
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.
Basionym
Melobesia marginata f. sargassi Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Misaki, [Osaka Prefecture?], Japan; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 141) Holotype: Y.Yendo; April 1903; "paa luftbl. især af [= on air bubbles especially of] Sargassum serratifolia"; TRH; A16-1010 (Chamberlain 1994: 129)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 March 2023
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Taxonomic note
Guiry (1997) notes this species may represent a “thick” form of Hydrolithon farinosum (Irvine & Chamberlain, 1994, p. 131). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025
