Goniolithon spectabile Foslie 1901
Publication Details
Goniolithon spectabile Foslie 1901: 16
Published in: Foslie, M. (1901). New Melobesieae. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1900(6): 1-24.
Request PDFPublication date: 18.ii.1901
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Goniolithon is Goniolithon papillosum (Zanardini ex Hauck) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neogoniolithon spectabile (Foslie) Setchell & L.R.Mason.
Source of Synonymy
Setchell, W.A. & Mason, L.R. (1943). Goniolithon and Neogoniolithon: two genera of crustaceous coralline algae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 29: 87-92.
Type Information
Type locality: Bermuda; (Foslie 1901: 16) Lectotype: C.V. Forsstrand, ex Naturhistoriska Riksmuseum, Stockholm (S); TRH; A12-675, includes slide 437; designated by Adey in Adey & Lebednik, 1967: 29 (Veiga, A.J., J. Cremades & I. Bárbara (1997): 102) Notes: Lectotype fragmenta: PC, unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym).
Origin of Species Name
, spectacular
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 June 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
