Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Millepora decussata J.Ellis & Solander 1786, Stereophyllum expansum f. decussata (J.Ellis & Solander) Heydrich 1907, Melobesia decussata Endlicher 1843, Spongites decussatus Kützing 1849, Lithophyllum farlowii Heydrich 1901, Lithophyllum claudescens Heydrich 1901 (Guiry & Guiry, 2021)

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: (L. decussatum) Galapagos Islands (Miller & Garske, 2011). Atlantic islands, Europe, Africa and America: Mexico, Argentina, Galapagos Islands (Guiry & Guiry, 2021).

• Farlow, W.G. (1902) Algae. In: B.L. Robinson: Flora of the Galapagos Islands. Proc. Amerc. Acad. Arts Sc. 38(4): 89-99, N.S. 14 (Papers from the Hopkins-Stanford Expedition to the Galapagos Islands)
• Garske, L.E. (2002) Macroalgas Marinas. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 419-439.
• Guiry, M.D. Guiry, G.M. (2021) AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org
• Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
• Miller, K.A. Garske, L.E. (2011) Galápagos Seaweeds. unpublished manuscript, 49 pp.
• Taylor, W.R. (1945) Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pac. Expedit., 12, iv+-528.