Neogoniolithon fosliei
©Emma Kennedy: Neogoniolithon fosliei at Yonge Reef near Lizard Island. Identified by Dr Emma Kennedy, Griffith University.
Kingdom
Plantae
Division
Rhodophyta
Class
Florideophyceae
Order
Corallinales
Family
Corallinaceae
Genus
Neogoniolithon
Species
Neogoniolithon fosliei
Colours
Distinguishing features
A heavily calcified purplish-red crustose coralline alga that forms thick crusts. Littler and Littler (2003) note that surface is often smooth and glossy due to sloughing of the surface layer to rid epiphytes, dull when reproductive.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Distribution
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Littler, D.S. and M.M. Littler (2003). South Pacific Reef Plants: A diver's guide to the plant life of South Pacific coral reefs. Offshore Graphics Inc, Washington DC, USA.
Other references
- Bergstrom, E., A. Ordonez, M. Ho, C. Hurd, B. Fry and G. Diaz-Pulido (2020). Inorganic carbon uptake strategies in coralline algae: Plasticity across evolutionary lineages under ocean acidification and warming. Marine Environmental Research, 161: 105107. LIRS catalog number 2450.
- Domm, S.B. and W. Deas (1976). Corals of the Great Barrier Reef Ure Smith, Sydney. LIRS catalog number 5.
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