Melobesia farinosa f. callithamnioides Foslie 1905

Publication Details
Melobesia farinosa f. callithamnioides Foslie 1905: 96

Published in: Foslie, M. (1905). Remarks on northern lithothamnia. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1905(3): 1-138.

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Publication date: between 25.viii.1905 and 30.iv.1906

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Melobesia is Melobesia membranacea (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hydrolithon boreale (Foslie) Y.M.Chamberlain.

Source of Synonymy
Chamberlain, Y.M. (1994). Mastophoroideae Setchell. In: Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 2B. Corallinales, Hildenbrandiales. (Irvine, L.M. & Chamberlain, Y.M. Eds), pp. 113-158. London: HMSO.

Type Information
Notes: "Although Foslie (1905c: 69) equated his taxon with material identified as Melobesia callithamnioides ‘Crouan’ by Falkenberg (1879) and by several subsequent authors, Foslie explicitly excluded Hapalidium callithamnioides P.L. & H.M. Crouan (1860: 287) from his taxon. Thus M. farinosa f. callithamnioides must be treated as a new taxon described by Foslie. Collections listed in Adey & Lebednik 1967: 32-34 under Melobesia farinosa without mention of forma]. Type: not designated (see Chamberlain 1983: 351-352). TRH has two syntypes (A15-887, A15-888)." (Woelkering et al. 2005: 126).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), mealy, covered with farina (flour-like, powdery covering) (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 August 2015

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Taxonomic note
According to Babbini & Bressan (1997) this species is a synonym of Hydrolithon boreale (Foslie) Chamberlain. According to Babbini & Bressan (1997) this species is a synonym of Hydrolithon farinosum (Lamouroux) Penrose & Chamberlain. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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