Sporolithon sinusmexicanum J.L.Richards & Fredericq 2018
Publication Details
Sporolithon sinusmexicanum J.L.Richards & Fredericq 2018: 136, figs 3-23
Published in: Richards, J.L. & Fredericq, S. (2018). Sporolithon sinusmexicanum sp. nov. (Sporolithales, Rhodophyta): a new rhodolith-forming species from deepwater rhodolith beds in the Gulf of Mexico. Phytotaxa 350(2): 135-146, 23 figs.
Type 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.
Type Information
Type locality: "Sackett Bank, NWGMx (28° 38.0' N; 89° 33.028' W)" Gulf of Mexico.; (Richards & Fredericq 2018: 136) Holotype: L. Richards & S. Fredericq; 7.ix.2014; 65–68 m deep; LAF; 6956A (figs 3-17) (Richards & Fredericq 2018: 136)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 May 2018 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 July 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
