Porolithon howense S.Y.Jeong & G.Diaz-Pulido 2023
Publication Details
Porolithon howense S.Y.Jeong & G.Diaz-Pulido 2023: [7] 1185, figs 4, 5 (as 'howensis')
Published in: Jeong, S.Y., Gabrielson, P.W., Hughey, J.R., Hoey, A.S., Cho, T.O., Wahab, M.A.A. & Diaz-Pulido, G. (2023). New branched Porolithon species (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) from the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, and Lord Howe Island. Journal of Phycology 59(6): [1-23]: 1179–1201.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Porolithon is Porolithon onkodes (Heydrich) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: North Passage (spurs and grooves zone), Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia (31°31.26'S, 159°02.49'E); (Jeong & al. 2023: [7]) Holotype: Guillermo Diaz-Pulido; 15.xii.2010; reef front, 5-7 m deep; BRI; 1040964 (Jeong & al. 2023: [7]) Notes: Gen-Bank accessions: rbcL: OQ693829, psbA: OQ693827.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 October 2023 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 June 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 January 2025
