Sporolithon schmidtii (Foslie) G.D.Gordon, Masaki & Akioka 1976
Publication Details
Sporolithon schmidtii (Foslie) G.D.Gordon, Masaki & Akioka 1976: 250, pl. 1: figs 1-4
Published in: Gordon, G.D., Masaki, T. & Akioka, H. (1976). Floristic and distributional account of the common crustose coralline algae on Guam. Micronesica 12: 247-277, 1 fig, 1 table, 11 plates.
Request PDFType 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.
Basionym
Archaeolithothamnion schmidtii Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Ko Kahdat, [Ko Chang Archipelago], Siam [Thailand]; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 480) Holotype: Schmidt; 15.ii.1900; collection depth: 5 fathoms; TRH; C19-3421 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 482) Notes: Isolectotype: C, no number (Verheij 1993: 192). [Designated by whom?]. Habitat; on dead coral tines, 9 m depth (Gabrielson et al., 2023: [7]).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 September 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
