Mesophyllum corallioides (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Me.Lemoine

Publication Details
Mesophyllum corallioides (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Me.Lemoine

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

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithothamnion corallioides (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) P.Crouan & H.Crouan.

Basionym
Spongites corallioides P.Crouan & H.Crouan

Type Information
Type locality: Rade de Brest, Finistère, Bretagne, France; (Woelkerling 1998: 391) Neotype: collector not indicated but like to be P.L. & H.M. Crouan; date not indicated; no habitat data on type; BM; Algues marines du Finistère, No. 242 (Irvine & Chamberlain 1994: 180) Notes: Isoneotypes: PC, Algues marines du Finistere no. 242, Thuret-Bornet Herbarium (algal fascicle 131, filed under Lithothamnion), includes printed label; PC, Algues marines du Finistere no. 242, Cryptogamic Library in the seperately preserved exsiccata, includes printed label; PC, no. 242, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym) (Woelkerling, 1993: 390).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 June 2012

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Paul Gabrielson in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 June 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024

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