Polyporolithon reclinatum (Foslie) L.R.Mason 1953
Publication Details
Polyporolithon reclinatum (Foslie) L.R.Mason 1953: 319, pl. 80
Published in: Mason, L.R. (1953). The crustaceous coralline algae of the Pacific coast of the United States, Canada and Alaska. University of California Publications in Botany 26(4): 313-389, Plates 27-46. [in English]
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Polyporolithon is Polyporolithon conchatum (Setchell & Foslie) L.R.Mason.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neopolyporolithon reclinatum (Foslie) W.H.Adey & H.W.Johansen.
Basionym
Lithothamnion conchatum f. reclinatum Foslie
Type Information
Holotype locality: "Botany Beach", Port Renfrew, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada; (Adey & al. 2015: 198) Holotype: K. Yendo; vii.1901; "paa [= on] Cheilosporum frondescens, on a shell of Mya, between tide marks"; TRH; B17-2590 (Adey & al. 2015: 198)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
