Porolithon conicum (E.Y.Dawson) M.Baba 1997

Current name: Dawsoniolithon conicum (E.Y.Dawson) Caragnano, Foetisch, Maneveldt & Payri
Hawaii; scale is 5 mm - 12 August 2011. J.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Porolithon conicum (E.Y.Dawson) M.Baba 1997: 264

Published in: Keats, D.W., Chamberlain, Y.M. & Baba, M. (1997). Pneophyllum conicum (Dawson) comb. nov. (Rhodophyta, Corallinaceae), a widespread Indo-Pacific non-genienlate coralline alga that overgrows and kills coral. Botanica Marina 40(4): 263-279.

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 Dawsoniolithon conicum (E.Y.Dawson) Caragnano, Foetisch, Maneveldt & Payri.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum. pp. Website. Berkeley: University of California.

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: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 August 2018

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Nomenclatural note
(E.Y. Dawson) M. Baba 1987: 351, pl. I: figs 1-4; pl. III: fig. 1. (Dawson) Baba 1987: 299 (Keats et al.1997). According to INA, Porolithon conicum (E.Y Dawson) M.Baba 1997 is invalid. - (28 August 2018) - G.M. Guiry

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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 09 June 2025