Hydrolithon gardineri (Foslie) Verheij & Prud'homme 1993
Current name:
Porolithon gardineri (Foslie) Foslie
Yonge Reef, outer barrier reef, 25m, overhang on steep wall - 20 January 2012. Russell Kelley (www.byoguides.com)
Publication Details
Hydrolithon gardineri (Foslie) Verheij & Prud'homme 1993: 451
Published in: Verheij, E. & Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. (1993). Seaweeds of the Spermonde Archipelago, SW Sulawesi, Indonesia. Blumea 37: 385-510, 6 figs, 1 table, 19 pls.
Request PDFType 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 Porolithon gardineri (Foslie) Foslie.
Basionym
Lithophyllum gardineri Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Coetivy Reef [Chagos Archipelago, Seychelles]; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 222) Lectotype: Gardiner; ix.1905; no habitat data on type; TRH; A28-1595 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 221)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 March 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 September 2023
