Neogoniolithon orotavicum (Foslie) Me.Lemoine ex Afonso-Carrillo 1984
Publication Details
Neogoniolithon orotavicum (Foslie) Me.Lemoine ex Afonso-Carrillo 1984: 133
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 Neogoniolithon is Neogoniolithon fosliei (Heydrich) Setchell & L.R.Mason.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Goniolithon orotavicum Foslie.
Basionym
Goniolithon orotavicum Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Puerto Orotava [Puerto de la Cruz], Tenerife, Canary Islands; (Woelkerling 1998: 293) Holotype: C. Sauvageau; Dec. 1904 - Feb. 1905; PC; unnumbered, Sauvageau Herbarium (Woelkerling 1998: 293) Notes: Also TRH, A10-532 (Woelkering et al. 2005: 83), includes slides 1014, 1015 and 1055.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 February 2017
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Taxonomic note
Treated as a taxononmically valid entity by Athanasiadis (2017: 286). - (03 February 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
