Goniolithon tortuosum f. decumbens Foslie 1898
Publication Details
Goniolithon tortuosum f. decumbens Foslie 1898: 14
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 Lithophyllum tortuosum f. decumbens (Foslie) Foslie.
Type Information
Type locality: St. Eugène prés Algier [= near Algiers]; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 53) Holotype: Debray; ii.1888; TRH; A5-262 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 53)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bent or twisted in different directions, involved, complicated (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 August 2015 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 August 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024