Mesophyllum alternans (Foslie) Cabioch & M.L.Mendoza 1998

Publication Details
Mesophyllum alternans (Foslie) Cabioch & M.L.Mendoza 1998: 209

Published in: Cabioch, J. & Mendoza, M.L. (1998). Mesophyllum alternans (Foslie) comb. nov. (Corallinales, Rhodophyta), a mediterraneo-atlantic species, and new considerations on the Lithothamnion philippii Foslie complex. Phycologia 37(3): 208-221, 31 figs, 2 tables.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Mesophyllum is Mesophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Me.Lemoine.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Lithothamnion philippii f. alternans Foslie

Type Information
Holotype locality: nórdlich Monte de Direction [= north of Mt Direction], Tangier, Morocco; (Cabioch & Mendoza 1998: 209) Holotype: P. Kuckuck; 14.vi.1901; collection depth 15-20 m; TRH; B16-2493 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 332) Notes: Holotype: Kuckuck collection; TRH (no specimen number), including slide 783. Holotype; TRH B16-2493 (Peñes et al., 2015).

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), alternating (Stearn 1992).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 June 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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