Phymatolithon boreale W.H.Adey, Hernandez-Kantun & P.W.Gabrielson 2018
Publication Details
Phymatolithon boreale W.H.Adey, Hernandez-Kantun & P.W.Gabrielson 2018: 42 (as 'borealis')
Published in: Adey, W.H., Hernandez-Kantun, J.J., Gabrielson, P.W., Nash, W.C. & Hayek, L.-C.C. (2018). Phymatolithon (Melobesioideae, Hapalidiales) in the boreal–subarctic transition zone of the North Atlantic: a correlation of plastid DNA markers with morpho-anatomy, ecology, and biogeography. Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences 41: [i]-viii, [1]-90, 21 figs, 11 pls, 5 tables, 1 appendix.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phymatolithon is Phymatolithon polymorphum Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phymatolithon purpureum (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Woelkerling & L.M.Irvine.
Source of Synonymy
Jeong, S.Y., Won, B.Y., Hassel, K. & Cho, T.O. (2019). Revision of Phymatolithon purpureum (Hapalidiales, Rhodophyta) based on ultrastructural and molecular data. European Journal of Phycology 54(3): 326-341.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), north, northern (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 February 2018 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 June 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025
