Porolithon onkodes (Heydrich) Foslie 1909
Current name:
Porolithon onkodes (Heydrich) Foslie
Palau Islands, West Pacific, 3 m deep at outer reef edge - 19 November 2002. Palau International Coral Reef Center
Publication Details
Porolithon onkodes (Heydrich) Foslie 1909: 57
Published in: Foslie, M. (1909). Algologiske notiser VI. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1909(2): 1-63.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Porolithon.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Lithothamnion onkodes Heydrich
Type Information
Type locality: "An Corallenriffen von den Tami-Inseln, nordwestliche Ecke des Huon-Golfes, Deutsch-Neu-Guinea." [Tami Island, Gulf of Huon, Papua New Guinea]; (Woelkerling 1998: 357) Lectotype (designated by Adey & al., 1982: 9): Georg Bamler; March 1892; TRH; A26-1494; Heydrich no. 97 (Woelkerling 1998: 357) Notes: Isolectotype: PC, unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 March 2023
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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 22 November 2024