Porolithon pachydermum (Foslie) Foslie 1909
Publication Details
Porolithon pachydermum (Foslie) Foslie 1909: 57
Published in: Foslie, M. (1909). Algologiske notiser VI. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1909(2): 1-63.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Porolithon is Porolithon onkodes (Heydrich) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Porolithon antillarum (Foslie & M.Howe) Foslie & M.Howe.
Source of Synonymy
Gabrielson, P.W., Hughey, J.R. & Diaz-Pulido G. (2018). Genomics reveals abundant speciation in the coral reef building alga Porolithon onkodes (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) (Letter). Journal of Phycology 54(4): 429-434.
Basionym
Lithophyllum onkodes f. pachydermum Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: [Vestindien] [Danish West Indies, now the U.S. Virgin Islands]; (St. Croix?); (INA 1996: 214) Lectotype: Ørsted 548; no date; none given; TRH; A26-1553 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 211)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 September 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 May 2025
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Nomenclatural note
Hydrolithon pachydermum (Foslie) Bailey, Gabel & Freshwater 2004, invalid: basionym not cited [cites Porolithon pachydermum (Foslie) Foslie] (INA). - (16 May 2014) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Gabrielson et al. (2018), based on DNA sequencing of type material, demonstrated that P. pachydermum is a heterotypic synonym of P. antillarum. - (23 February 2019)
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 May 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 June 2025
