Lithoporella pacifica (Heyrich) Foslie 1909
Publication Details
Lithoporella pacifica (Heyrich) Foslie 1909: 59
Published in: Foslie, M. (1909). Algologiske notiser VI. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1909(2): 1-63.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithoporella is Lithoporella melobesioides (Foslie) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mastophora pacifica (Heydrich) Foslie.
Basionym
Melobesia pacifica Heydrich
Type Information
Type locality: Hawaiian Islands; (Woelkerling 1998: 378) Holotype: collector not indicated; date not indicated; PC; no. 49a, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym) (Woelkerling 1998: 378) Notes: Holotype fragment: TRH, no. 49a, includes slides 653, 654 and one unnumbered slide.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to the Pacific Ocean.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 December 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 December 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024