Phymatolithon bisporum (Foslie) Afonso-Carrillo 1984

Publication Details
Phymatolithon bisporum (Foslie) Afonso-Carrillo 1984: 134

Published in: Afonso-Carrillo, J. (1984). Estudios en las algas Corallinaceae (Rhodophyta) de las Islas Canarias. II. Notas taxonomicas. Vieraea 13: 127-144.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phymatolithon is Phymatolithon polymorphum Foslie.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hyperandri bisporum (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.

Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. & Ballantine, D.L. (2024). Anatomy and classification of the Mesophyllaceae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta), based on phylogenetic principles. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 118: [i]-xii, [1]-216, 83 figures, 6 tables.

Basionym
Lithothamnion bisporum Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: Puerto Orotava [Puerto de la Cruz], Tenerife, Canary Islands; (Woelkerling 1998: 331) Holotype: C. Sauvageau; Dec. 1904 - Feb. 1905; PC; unnumbered, Sauvageau Herbarium (box collection) (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 237) Notes: Also holotype fragments at TRH B2-1680 (includes slides 1058 and 1059) (Woelkering et al. 2005: 237).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 February 2024

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Taxonomic note
According to John et al. (2003), this is an accepted species. John et al. (2004) cite Leptophytum bisporum (Foslie) W.H. Adey, Lithophyllum bisporum Foslie and Lithothamnion bisporum Foslie as synonyms of this species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025