Goniolithon accretum Foslie & M.Howe 1906
Publication Details
Goniolithon accretum Foslie & M.Howe 1906: 131, pl. 85: fig. 2; pl. 91
Published in: Foslie, M. & Howe, M.A. (1906). New American coralline algae. Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden 4: 128-136, pls 80-93.
Type 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 Harveylithon munitum (Foslie & M.Howe) A.Rösler, Perfectti, V.Peña & J.C.Braga.
Source of Synonymy
Richards, J.L., Schmidt, W.E., Fredericq, S., Sauvage, T., Peña, V., Le Gall, L., Mateo-Cid, L.E., Mendoza-González, A.C., Hughey, J.R. & Gabrielson, P.W. (2021). DNA sequencing of type material and newly collected specimens reveals two heterotypic synonyms for Harveylithon munitum (Metagoniolithoideae, Corallinales, Rhodophyta) and three new species. Journal of Phycology 57(4): 1234-1253.
Type Information
Type locality: Sand Key, Florida, USA; (Mateo-Cid & al. 2014: 70) Holotype: M.A. Howe; NY; Howe no. 2920a (Mateo-Cid & al. 2014: 70)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 August 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 16 October 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
