Porolithon
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]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
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| Genus: | Porolithon Foslie, 1909[1] |
Species
Some species in the genus are:
- P. aequinoctiale
- P. antillarum
- P. castellum
- P. cocosicum
- P. colliculosum
- P. conicum
- P. craspedium
- P. gardineri
- P. improcerum
- P. marshallensis
- P. oligarpum
- P. oligocarpum
- P. orbiculatum
- P. pachydermum
- P. sonorense
References
- "WoRMS: Porolithon". World Register of Marine Species.
- Lee, Robert Edward (1999). Phycology. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-63883-6.
Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Porolithon". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
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