Archaeolithothamnion erythraeum f. molle (Heydrich) Foslie 1904
Publication Details
Archaeolithothamnion erythraeum f. molle (Heydrich) Foslie 1904: 38 (as 'mollis')
Published in: Foslie, M. (1904). Lithothamnioneae, Melobesieae, Mastophoreae. In: The Corallinaceae of the Siboga-Expedition. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie. (Weber-van Bosse, A. & Foslie, M. Eds) Vol. 61, pp. 10-77. Leiden:
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sporolithon molle (Heydrich) Heydrich.
Source of Synonymy
Heydrich, F. (1897). Melobesiae. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 15(7): 403-420, pl. XVIII [18].
Basionym
Sporolithon ptychoides f. molle Heydrich
Type Information
Type locality: El Tor, Red Sea; (Verheij 1993: 189) Lectotype: C; no number (Verheij 1993: 189, figs 13, 14) Notes: Lectotype designated by Verheij (1993: 189). Islolectotype: TRH no number, Heydrich. Isolectorype at TRH C19-3419 [Heydrich no. 11]. [Lectotype (designated by Verheij): C A92529; collected by A.Kaiser (Richards et al., 2017: 1050)]. On corallines and rocks (INA).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 August 2015 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 August 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025
