Neogoniolithon conicum (E.Y.Dawson) G.D.Gordon, T.Masaki & H.Akioka 1976
Current name:
Dawsoniolithon conicum (E.Y.Dawson) Caragnano, Foetisch, Maneveldt & Payri
Hawaii; trichocyte fields (black arrow) and conceptacles (white arrow); scale 300 µm - 12 August 2011. J.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Neogoniolithon conicum (E.Y.Dawson) G.D.Gordon, T.Masaki & H.Akioka 1976: 259, pl. 5: figs 6-8; pl. 6: fig. 1
Published in: Gordon, G.D., Masaki, T. & Akioka, H. (1976). Floristic and distributional account of the common crustose coralline algae on Guam. Micronesica 12: 247-277, 1 fig, 1 table, 11 plates.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Neogoniolithon is Neogoniolithon fosliei (Heydrich) Setchell & L.R.Mason.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dawsoniolithon conicum (E.Y.Dawson) Caragnano, Foetisch, Maneveldt & Payri.
Basionym
Hydrolithon conicum E.Y.Dawson
Type Information
Type locality: "Intertidal reef at Binner Cove, Isla Socorro, Revillagigedo Archipelago" [Mexico]; (Dawson 1960: 28) Type: Dawon 12148; Nov. 19, 1953; Intertidal reef at Binners Cove; US; Dawson 12148 (Yoshida 1998: 609) Notes: Isotype: UC 1883778 (Caragnano & al. 2018).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cone-shaped.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 August 2018
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024