Porolithon antillarum (Foslie & M.Howe) Foslie & M.Howe 1909
Publication Details
Porolithon antillarum (Foslie & M.Howe) Foslie & M.Howe 1909: 57 (as 'Antillarum')
Published in: Foslie, M. (1909). Algologiske notiser VI. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1909(2): 1-63.
Request PDFType 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.
Basionym
Lithophyllum antillarum Foslie & M.Howe
Type Information
Type locality: Culebra Island, Puerto Rico; (Woelkerling 1998: 302) Holotype: M.A. Howe No. 4373; 7.iii.1906; on reef near low water mark; NY; 945452 Notes: Isotypes: PC, Howe 4373, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym); BM, algal box collection 899; NY (Woelkerling, 1993: 28); TRH A27-1565: Howe no. 4373, including slides 1085, 1086 and two unnumbered slides. At low-water mark on a coral reef at Flamingo Bay, Culebra Island, Puerto Rico (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to the Antilles.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 February 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 December 2024
