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Hydrolithon gardineri (Foslie) Verheij & Prud'homme van Reine, 1993
This species forms piles of loose, prickly balls up to about 12cm in diameter on some shallow reefs. Can be found mostly on volcanic rocks, hard bottom and hard corals.
This algae is locally common in shallow water. Absence of pits differentiate this from corals and bryozoans. Hydrolithon gardineri is an important component of reef development.
Synonymised names:
Lithophyllum coarctatum Foslie, 1907
Lithophyllum craspedium f. abbreviatum Foslie, 1900
Lithophyllum gardineri Foslie, 1907
Lithophyllum gardineri f. obpyramidatum Foslie, 1907
Lithophyllum gardineri f. subhemisphaericum Foslie, 1907
Porolithon coarctatum (Foslie) Foslie, 1909
Porolithon craspedium f. abbreviatum (Foslie) Lemoine, 1911
Porolithon gardineri (Foslie) Foslie, 1909
Porolithon gardineri f. subhemisphaericum (Foslie) W.R.Taylor, 1950
This species forms piles of loose, prickly balls up to about 12cm in diameter on some shallow reefs. Can be found mostly on volcanic rocks, hard bottom and hard corals.
This algae is locally common in shallow water. Absence of pits differentiate this from corals and bryozoans. Hydrolithon gardineri is an important component of reef development.
Synonymised names:
Lithophyllum coarctatum Foslie, 1907
Lithophyllum craspedium f. abbreviatum Foslie, 1900
Lithophyllum gardineri Foslie, 1907
Lithophyllum gardineri f. obpyramidatum Foslie, 1907
Lithophyllum gardineri f. subhemisphaericum Foslie, 1907
Porolithon coarctatum (Foslie) Foslie, 1909
Porolithon craspedium f. abbreviatum (Foslie) Lemoine, 1911
Porolithon gardineri (Foslie) Foslie, 1909
Porolithon gardineri f. subhemisphaericum (Foslie) W.R.Taylor, 1950