Goniolithon tessellatum (Me.Lemoine) Setchell & L.R.Mason 1943

Publication Details
Goniolithon tessellatum (Me.Lemoine) Setchell & L.R.Mason 1943: 89

Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Mason, L.R. (1943). Goniolithon and Neogoniolithon: two genera of crustaceous coralline algae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 29: 87-92.

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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 prototypum (Foslie) Foslie.

Basionym
Lithophyllum tessellatum Me.Lemoine

Type Information
Syntype localities: "Galapagos. Ile Charles, Post Office Bay, au-dessous de la limite de la basse mer. — Ile Albemarle, Tagus Cove, à marée basse, août 1924."; (Lemoine 1929: 68)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), tessellated; mosaic..

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 01 January 2000 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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