Goniolithon megalocystum Foslie 1904
Publication Details
Goniolithon megalocystum Foslie 1904: 48, fig. 20; pl. 9: figs 8, 9
Published in: Weber-van Bosse, A. & Foslie, M. (1904). The Corallinaceae of the Siboga-Expedition Siboga Expeditie Monographie LXI. pp. 1-77, 32 figs, XVI pls. Leiden: E.J. Brill.
Request PDFType 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 megalocystum (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: [anchorage off] Kawio and Kamboling Islands, [Karkaralong group] Indonesia; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 78) Holotype: [Weber-van Bosse]; 22-23.vii.1899; no habitat data on type; L; 991.239.234, Siboga Expedition Collection No. 965 (Yoshida 1998: 604) Notes: Holotype is listed as TRH A10-488 in Woelkering et al. (2005: 78), who also add, "Locality information incorrectly given in protologue, Adey & Lebednik 1967: 25 and in above references to holotype. Corrected locality information taken from Weber 1902. Collection date not given in Adey & Lebednik 1967: 25]"
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 May 1999 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 07 January 2025
