Harveylithon munitum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Corallinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Rhodophyta Subdivisio: Rhodophytina Classis: Florideophyceae Subclassis: Corallinophycidae Ordo: Corallinales

Familia: Corallinaceae
Subfamilia: Metagoniolithoideae
Genus: Harveylithon
Species: Harveylithon munitum

Name

Harveylithon munitum (Foslie& M.Howe) A.Rösler, Perfectti, V.Peña & J.C.Braga, 2016

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lithophyllum munitum Foslie & M.Howe, 1906
    • Type locality: Cave Cays, Exuma Chain, Bahamas. Holotype: M.A. Howe; 19.ii.1905; NY Howe no. 4023. Isotypes PC, Howe no. 4023, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym); TRH, Howe 4023, includes three slides also numbered 4023; BM, algal box collection 925. According to Penrose in Womersely (1996: 264): lectotype in TRH (no. 4023); designated by Adey in Adey & Lebednik 1967: 20; illustrated by Penrose (1990: fig. 37A-E).
• Homotypic
  • Neogoniolithon munitum (Foslie& M.Howe) W.H.Adey, 1970
  • Hydrolithon munitum (Foslie& M.Howe) Penrose, 1996

References

• Rösler, A., Perfectti, F., Peña, V. & Braga, J.C. 2016. Phylogenetic relationships of Corallinaceae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta): taxonomic implications for reef-building corallines. Journal of Phycology 52(3): 412–431. DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12404: 425
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. Harveylithon munitum. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 16 August 2017.