Polyporolithon conchatum (Setchell & Foslie) L.R.Mason 1953
Publication Details
Polyporolithon conchatum (Setchell & Foslie) L.R.Mason 1953: 317
Published in: Mason, L.R. (1953). The crustaceous coralline algae of the Pacific coast of the United States, Canada and Alaska. University of California Publications in Botany 26(4): 313-389, Plates 27-46. [in English]
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Polyporolithon.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mesophyllum conchatum (Setchell & Foslie) W.H.Adey.
Basionym
Lithothamnion conchatum Setchell & Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Point Joe, Monterey County, California; (Athanasiadis, Lebednik & Adey 2004: 140) Lectotype: not indicated; 10 January 1899; "paa [= on] Cheilosporum"; TRH; B7-2541 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 340) Notes: Lectotype (figs 54-64): Includes two slides(#729 and #1578). Isolectotype: In UC 737624.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 July 2009
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 July 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
