Harveylithon rupestris Foslie 1906 (red algae)

Florideophyceae - Corallinophycidae

Alternative combinations: Hydrolithon rupestris, Lithophyllum rupestre

Belongs to Harveylithon according to S. Kishore et al. 2017

Sister taxon: Harveylithon munitum

Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Mururoa Atoll, stage 2 (Quaternary of French Polynesia)

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