Goniolithon improcerum Foslie & M.Howe 1907
Current name:
Porolithon improcerum (Foslie & M.Howe) M.Howe
Cape Peron, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Goniolithon improcerum Foslie & M.Howe 1907: 24
Published in: Foslie, M. (1907). Algologiske notiser IV. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1907(6): 1-30.
Request PDFPublication date: between 30.ix.1907 and 27.i.1908
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 Porolithon improcerum (Foslie & M.Howe) M.Howe.
Type Information
Type locality: Montego Bay, Jamaica; (Womersley 1996: 258) Holotype: M.A.Howe no. 4760b; 5.i.1907; on a littoral reef; TRH; A14-752 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 111) Notes: Illustrated by Townsend & Adey (1990).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 May 2001 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 August 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
