Goniolithon darwinii (Harvey) Foslie 1898
Publication Details
Goniolithon darwinii (Harvey) Foslie 1898: 9 (as 'Goniolithon ? Darwini')
Published in: Foslie, M. (1898). List of species of the Lithothamnia. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1898(3): 1-11.
Request PDFPublication date: 24.xii.1898
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 Lithothamnion darwinii (Harvey) Areschoug.
Basionym
Melobesia darwinii Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: King George's Sound Darwin [Western Australia]; (Harvey 1849: 109)TCD?; Notes: Wilks & Woelkerling (1991: 529) note that the type appears to be missing. The specimen from King George Sound, Western Australia, upon which Harvey (1849) based the protologue of Melobesi darwinii could not be found. The status and disposition is in doubt, but from the description it is almost certainly not a Melobesia.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 April 2009 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry 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 19 April 2024
