Sporolithon dimotum (Foslie & M.Howe) Yamaguishi-Tomita ex M.J.Wynne 1986
Publication Details
Sporolithon dimotum (Foslie & M.Howe) Yamaguishi-Tomita ex M.J.Wynne 1986: 2258
Published in: Wynne, M.J. (1986). A checklist of benthic marine algae of the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic. Canadian Journal of Botany 64: 2239-2281.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sporolithon is Sporolithon ptychoides Heydrich.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Archaeolithothamnion dimotum Foslie & M.Howe
Type Information
Type locality: Lemon Bay near Guánica, Puerto Rico; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 476) Holotype: M.A. Howe No. 2667; 27.vi.1903; on rocks at low water mark; NY; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 476) Notes: Isotype at TRH C19-3380. Holotype: NY 00900043 (M.A. Howe 2667) (Richards et al., 2017:1052).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 November 2018
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Paul Gabrielson in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
