Goniolithon platyphyllum Foslie 1899
Publication Details
Goniolithon platyphyllum Foslie 1899: 13
Published in: Foslie, M. (1899). Some new or critical lithothamnia. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1898(6): 1-19.
Request PDFPublication date: 5.i.1899
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 Lithophyllum congestum (Foslie) Foslie.
Type Information
Type locality: St. Martin [Island], nær [= near] Guadeloupe, Vestindien [= West Indies]; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 192) Holotype: P.T.Cleve; no date; no habitat data on type; TRH; A23-1401 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 192)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with broad leaves.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 August 2015 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 January 2017
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
