Porolithon craspedium f. abbreviatum (Foslie) Lemoine 1911
Publication Details
Porolithon craspedium f. abbreviatum (Foslie) Lemoine 1911: 163 ('abbreviata')
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Porolithon is Porolithon onkodes (Heydrich) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hydrolithon gardineri (Foslie) Verheij & Prud'homme.
Basionym
Lithophyllum craspedium f. abbreviatum Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Funafuti, Fualopa, Tuvalu; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 218) Lectotype (designated by D. Penrose in Woelkerling 1993: 13): Anon.; 16.ix.1898; no habitat data on type; TRH; A27-1581 (Woelkerling 1993: 13)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 July 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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Taxonomic note
According to Silva et al. (1996: 237), this taxon apparently lies within the circumscription of Hydrolithon gardineri but has not yet been transferred or reduced to synonymy - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
