Sporolithon crassiramosum (Pilger) P.C.Silva 1996
Publication Details
Sporolithon crassiramosum (Pilger) P.C.Silva 1996: 276
Published in: 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.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sporolithon is Sporolithon ptychoides Heydrich.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sporolithon molle (Heydrich) Heydrich.
Basionym
Archaeolithothamnion crassiramosum Pilger
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Juan de Nova Island (Mozambique Channel); (Gabrielson & al. 2023: [6]) Lectotype: Voeltzkow; 1894; TRH; C19-3376 (Gabrielson & al. 2023: [6]) Notes: Juan de Nova Island, Madagascar. Type apparently not designated. Syntype fragment at TRH C19-3376 (Woelkering et al. 2005: 476).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 September 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024