Melanthalia muelleri Kützing 1869
Publication Details
Melanthalia muelleri Kützing 1869: 16. pl. 43a
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Melanthalia is Fucus obtusatus Labillardière.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melanthalia abscissa (Turner) Hooker f. & Harvey.
Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (1996). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIB - Gracilariales, Rhodymeniales, Corallinales and Bonnemaisoniales. pp. [1]-392, 160 figs. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study with assistance from the State Herbarium of South Australia.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Belfast, Victoria; (Womersley 1996: 35) Holotype: Mueller; L; 941, 149...65 (Womersley 1996: 35)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (singular possessive) (Latinised), honouring a person with the surname Müller.
Created: 24 February 2009 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 February 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025
