Biology:Porolithon

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Short description: Genus of algae

Porolithon
Porolithon pachydermum (calcareous red algae) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 4 (16053320071).jpg
Porolithon pachydermum
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
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Division:
Rhodophyta
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Genus:
Porolithon

Foslie, 1909[1]

Porolithon is a genus of red algae comprising 24 species.[1] The Porolithon are the primary reef building algae. When coral reefs reach sea level, the corals break under the high energy impact of the waves, while the coralline red algae, primarily Porolithon, continuing building and cementing the reef structure.[2]

Species

Accepted species in the genus are:[3]

  1. Porolithon aequinoctiale (Foslie) Foslie
  2. Porolithon antillarum (Foslie & M.Howe) Foslie & M.Howe
  3. Porolithon castellum E.Y.Dawson
  4. Porolithon colliculosum Masaki
  5. Porolithon imitatum R.A.Townsend & G.W.Saunders
  6. Porolithon improcerum (Foslie & M.Howe) M.Howe
  7. Porolithon maneveldtii R.A.Townsend & Huisman
  8. Porolithon marshallense W.R.Taylor
  9. Porolithon oligocarpum (Foslie) W.H.Adey
  10. Porolithon onkodes (Heydrich) Foslie - tip
  11. Porolithon penroseae R.A.Townsend & P.W.Gabrielson
  12. Porolithon praetextatum (Foslie) Foslie
  13. Porolithon sandvicense (Foslie) Foslie
  14. Porolithon sonorense E.Y.Dawson

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "WoRMS: Porolithon". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370087. 
  2. Lee, Robert Edward (1999). Phycology. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-63883-6. https://archive.org/details/phycology00robe. 
  3. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Porolithon". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/?id=33647. 


Wikidata ☰ Q3008432 entry