Goniolithon alternans (Me.Lemoine) Setchell & L.R.Mason 1943
Publication Details
Goniolithon alternans (Me.Lemoine) Setchell & L.R.Mason 1943: 88
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.
Request PDFType 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 alternans Me.Lemoine.
Basionym
Lithophyllum alternans Me.Lemoine
Type Information
Type locality: James Bay, James Island, Galapagos Islands; (Woelkerling 1998: 301) Lectotype: collector not indicated; date not indicated but material forms part of the St George Expedition of 1923-1924 associated with C. Crossland; BM; algal box collection 304 (Woelkerling 1998: 301) Notes: Isolectotypes: PC, unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym); BM, algal box collections 305, 1001, 1044.
Paratypes: PC, unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym); BM, algal box collections 306, 328, 861, 1044.
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), alternating (Stearn 1992).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 November 2004 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 24 April 2024
