Sporolithon ptychoides Heydrich 1897

Publication Details
Sporolithon ptychoides Heydrich 1897: 67, figs 2, 3, pl. III [3]: figs 20-23

Published in: Heydrich, F. (1897). Corallinaceae, insbesondere Melobesieae. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 15: 34-70, 3 figs, pl. III.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Sporolithon.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Tor, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt; (Silva & al. 1996: 277) Lectotype: TRH; (Verheij 1993: 190) Notes: Lectotype: TRH, no number (as Sporolithon ptychoides f. dura) designated by Woelkerling & Townsend (in Woelkerling 1988: 204, fig. 239) (Verheij, 1993: 190). Lectotype (S. ptychoides f. dura): TRH C19-3412, Heydrich no. 12; collected by A. Kaiser (Richards et al., 2017: 1050).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 September 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 September 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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