Goniolithon orthoblastum (Heydrich) M.Howe 1918
Current name:
Neogoniolithon orthoblastum (Heydrich) Setchell & L.R.Mason
Palau Islands, West Pacific, 6 m deepPalau International Coral Reef Center
Publication Details
Goniolithon orthoblastum (Heydrich) M.Howe 1918: 291, pl. 97: fig. 2; pl. 98: fig. 1, 2
Published in: Howe, M.A. (1918). Calcareous algae from Murray Island, Australia and Cocos-Keeling Islands. Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 9: 291-296, Plates 97, 98.
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 Neogoniolithon orthoblastum (Heydrich) Setchell & L.R.Mason.
Basionym
Lithothamnion orthoblastum Heydrich
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 August 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 March 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
