Porolithon colliculosum Masaki 1968
Publication Details
Porolithon colliculosum Masaki 1968: 43
Published in: Masaki, T. (1968). Studies on the Melobesioideae of Japan. Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries Hokkaido University 16(1-2): 1-80, 79 pls.
Request PDFPublication date: December 1968
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Porolithon is Porolithon onkodes (Heydrich) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spongites colliculosus (Masaki) Maneveldt & Keats.
Source of Synonymy
Maneveldt, G.W. & Keats, D.W. (2016). Taxonomic review based on new morpho-anatomical data of the algae Porolithon craspedium and P. gardineri (Corallinaceae, Corallinales, Rhodophyta), and comments on other taxa ascribed to the genus. Phytotaxa 289(1): 1-35, 69 fig., 3 tables.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 January 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025
