Porolithon craspedium (Foslie) Foslie 1909
Current name:
Hydrolithon craspedium (Foslie) P.C.Silva
Palau Islands, West Pacific, 5 m deep at outer reef edge - 19 November 2002. Palau International Coral Reef Center
Publication Details
Porolithon craspedium (Foslie) Foslie 1909: 57
Published in: Foslie, M. (1909). Algologiske notiser VI. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1909(2): 1-63.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Porolithon is Porolithon onkodes (Heydrich) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hydrolithon craspedium (Foslie) P.C.Silva.
Basionym
Lithophyllum craspedium Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Onotoa, Gilbert Islands [Kiribati]; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 217) Holotype: Finckh; no date; no habitat data on type; TRH; A27-1566 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 217)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 June 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 12 October 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 October 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
