Spongites hyperellus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Corallinaceae
Subfamilia: Porolithoideae
Genus: Spongites
Species: Spongites hyperellus

Name

Spongites hyperellus (Foslie) D.Penrose, 1996

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lithophyllum hyperellum Foslie, 1900
    • Type locality: Western Port, Victoria.
    • Lectotype: J. Gabriel; 1899; 3-5 fathoms. TRH A4-190. Designated by Adey in Adey & Lebednik (1967: 19); illustrated by Penrose (1990: fig. 33A-C, unpublished PhD thesis).
• Homotypic
  • Pseudolithophyllum hyperellum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970
• Heterotypic
  • Lithophyllum hyperellum f. fastigiata Foslie, 1900
  • Lithophyllum hyperellum f. heteroidea Foslie, 1900

References

• Penrose, D. 1996. Genus Spongites Kützing. In: The Marine Benthic Flora of South Australia. Rhodophyta. PartIII, Gracilariales, Rhodymeniales. (Womersley, H.B.S. Eds), pp. 273–280. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study. Reference page. : 275
• Spongites hyperellus at Electronic Flora of South Australia.
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. Spongites hyperellus. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 17 August 2017.