Goniolithon polycephalum (Foslie) Afonso-Carrillo 1984

Publication Details
Goniolithon polycephalum (Foslie) Afonso-Carrillo 1984: 139

Published in: Afonso-Carrillo, J. (1984). Estudios en las algas Corallinaceae (Rhodophyta) de las Islas Canarias. II. Notas taxonomicas. Vieraea 13: 127-144.

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 polycephalum Foslie.

Basionym
Lithophyllum polycephalum Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: St. Vincent, Cap Verde; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 169) Holotype: Vanhöffen, Gauss Expedition [= German South Polar Expedition 1901-1903]; ix.1901; no habitat data on type; TRH; A19-1256 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 168)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with many heads.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 October 2016 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 26 October 2016

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 October 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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