Hydrolithon atalayense (Me.Lemoine) M.L.Mendoza 1979
Publication Details
Hydrolithon atalayense (Me.Lemoine) M.L.Mendoza 1979: 6
Published in: Mendoza M.L. (1979). Presence of the genus Hydrolithon (Corallinaceae) in Argentina. Boletin de la Sociedad Argentina de Botanica 18(3-4): 1-12.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hydrolithon is Hydrolithon reinboldii (Weber Bosse & Foslie) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spongites discoideus (Foslie) D.Penrose & Woelkerling.
Source of Synonymy
Mendoza, M.L. & Cabioch, J. (1986). Le genre Hydrolithon (Rhodophyta, Corallinaceae) sur les côtes subantarctiques et antarctiques d'Argentine et de quelques regions voisines. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 27: 163-191.
Basionym
Lithophyllum atalayense Me.Lemoine
Type Information
Type locality: Atalaya Island, Queen Adelaide Archipelago, Chile; (Woelkerling 1998: 303) Holotype: C. Skottsberg; 25.v.1908; PC; unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym) (Woelkerling 1998: 303)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 January 2020 by Paul Gabrielson.
Last updated: 02 January 2020
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Nomenclatural note
Mendoza & Cabioch (1986) placed H. atalayense in synonymy under H. subantarcticum. Later, Chamberlain (1994) placed Hydrolithon subantarcticum in synonymy under Spongites discoideus. - (02 January 2020)
Taxonomic note
Chamberlain (1994) placed Hydrolithon subantarcticum in synonymy under Spongites discoideus. - (01 January 2020)
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 July 2025
