Goniolithon acropetum Foslie & M.Howe 1906
Publication Details
Goniolithon acropetum Foslie & M.Howe 1906: 577
Published in: Foslie, M. & Howe, M.A. (1906). Two new coralline algae from Culebra, Porto Rico. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 33: 577-580, 3 plates.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Goniolithon is Goniolithon papillosum (Zanardini ex Hauck) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neogoniolithon acropetum (Foslie & M.Howe) W.H.Adey.
Type Information
Type locality: Culebra Island, Porto Rico [Isla, Puerto Rico]; (Foslie & Howe 1906: 577) Holotype: M.A. Howe; 3.iii.1906; NY; Howe no. 4224 (Woelkerling 1998: 290) Notes: Isotypes: PC, Howe 4224, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym); BM, algal box collection 901; NY (Woelkerling, 1993: 17); TRH, Howe no. 4224, includes slides 1067-1069 and two unnumbered slides.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 December 2002 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 June 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
