Sporolithon franciscanum L.A.S.Leão & R.G.Bahia 2020
Publication Details
Sporolithon franciscanum L.A.S.Leão & R.G.Bahia 2020: 11, fig. 3
Published in: Leão, L.A.S, Bahia, R.G., Jesionek, M.B., Adey, W.H., Johnson, G., Salvado, L.T. & Pereira, R.C. (2020). Sporolithon franciscanum sp. nov. (Sporolithales, Rhodophyta), a new rodolith-forming species from Northeast Brazil. Diversity 12({199}): 1-15, 3 fig., 2 tables.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sporolithon is Sporolithon ptychoides Heydrich.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Brazil: Sergipe: Aracaju (11 9 49.580S, 36 53 0.814W); (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: L.C.S. Fontes, J.R. Santos, L.A. Santos, J.B.S.Mendonça & M.S. Santos; 2.ii.2011; RB; 797665 (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 September 2020 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 12 September 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
