Epilithon mediocre (Foslie) Foslie 1909
Current name:
Melobesia mediocris (Foslie) Setchell & L.R.Mason
Northern California - 09 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)
Publication Details
Epilithon mediocre (Foslie) Foslie 1909: 55
Published in: Foslie, M. (1909). Algologiske notiser VI. Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1909(2): 1-63.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Epilithon is Epilithon membranaceum (Esper) Heydrich.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melobesia mediocris (Foslie) Setchell & L.R.Mason.
Basionym
Lithophyllum zostericola f. mediocre Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA; (Silva 1979: 319) Holotype: C.L. Anderson; x.1876; no habitat data on type; TRH; C18-3337 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 469)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 July 2022
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
