Goniolithon prototypum (Foslie) Setchell & L.R.Mason 1943

Publication Details
Goniolithon prototypum (Foslie) Setchell & L.R.Mason 1943: 89

Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Mason, L.R. (1943). Goniolithon and Neogoniolithon: two genera of crustaceous coralline algae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 29: 87-92.

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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 Lithophyllum prototypum (Foslie) Foslie.

Basionym
Lithothamnion prototypum Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: St. Croix, US Virgin Islands; (Womersley 1996: 227) Holotype: F.Børgesen; in litore [in the littoral zone] paa [on] ; TRH; A18- 1226 (Womersley 1996: 227)

Created: 24 October 2005 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 February 2024

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Paul Gabrielson in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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