Sporolithon episporum (M.Howe) E.Y.Dawson 1960

Publication Details
Sporolithon episporum (M.Howe) E.Y.Dawson 1960: 40, figs 11, 12

Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1960). Marine red algae of Pacific Mexico. Part 3. Cryptonemiales, Corallinaceae subf. Melobesioideae. Pacific Naturalist 2: 3-125, 50 pls.

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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.

Basionym
Archaeolithothamnion episporum M.Howe

Type Information
Type locality: Point Toro, near Colón, Panama; (Silva & al. 1996: 276) Holotype: Howe 6832; NYBG; (Verheij 1993: 187) Notes: Holotype: NY 00900041 (Howe 6832), Point Toro, near Colon, Panama Canal Zone (Caribbean coast), 7.i.1910, collected by M.A. Howe (Richards et al., 2017: 1053).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 November 2017

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024

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