Goniolithon byssoides (Lamarck) Foslie 1898
Current name:
Lithophyllum byssoides (Lamarck) Foslie
MediterraneanMirella Coppola di Canzano (mirella.coppoladicanzano@fastwebnet.it)
Publication Details
Goniolithon byssoides (Lamarck) Foslie 1898: 5
Published in: Foslie, M. (1898). Systematical survey of the Lithothamnia. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1898(2): 1-7.
Request PDFPublication date: 14.x.1898
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 byssoides (Lamarck) Foslie.
Basionym
Nullipora byssoides Lamarck
Type Information
Type locality: France: La Manche [dubious]; (INA 1996) Lectotype: PC; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 44)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 February 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Treated as taxonomically valid by Athanasiadis (2016: 300). - (03 February 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
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 30 June 2025
