Archaeolithothamnion erythraeum f. durum (Heydrich) Foslie, nom. inval. 1900

Publication Details
Archaeolithothamnion erythraeum f. durum (Heydrich) Foslie, nom. inval. 1900: 8

Published in: Foslie, M. (1900). Revised systematical survey of the Melobesieae. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1900(5): 1-22.

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Publication date: between 26.vi.1900 and 31.xii.1900

Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sporolithon ptychoides Heydrich.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.

Basionym
Sporolithon ptychoides f. durum Heydrich

Type Information
Type locality: El Tor, Røde hav [= Red Sea], [Sinai], [Egypt]; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 480) Lectotype: no collector data; no habitat data on type; TRH; C19-3412 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 480)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 05 April 2017

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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: see Silva, Basson & Moe (1996: 277) with regard to the nomenclature complications attached to this entity. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025

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