Sporolithon crypticum G.W.Saunders, J.L.Richards & P.W.Gabrielson 2023
Publication Details
Sporolithon crypticum G.W.Saunders, J.L.Richards & P.W.Gabrielson 2023: 599, 600, figs 4-15
Published in: Gabrielson, P.W., Hughey, J.R., Peña, V., Richards, J.L., Saunders, G.W., Twist, B., Farr, T. & Nelson, W.A. (2023). Asia Pacific Sporolithon (Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta) species revised based on DNA sequencing of type specimens and including S. crypticum sp. nov., S. immotum sp. nov. and S. nodosum sp. nov.. Phycologia 62(6): 593-607.
Publication date: online 17 July2023
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
Holotype locality: Windy Harbour (34°50.249'S, 116°0.855'E), Western Australia; (Gabrielson & al. 2023: 599) Holotype: G.W. Saunders & K. Dixon; 8 November 2010; epilithic, at 3 m depth; UNB; GWS024693 (Gabrielson & al. 2023: 599) Notes: Isotype: INB GWS024694.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 September 2023 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 February 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 May 2025
