Mesothamnion boergesenii A.B.Joly 1957
Current name:
Pleonosporium boergesenii (A.B.Joly) R.E.Norris
Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA. Littler, D.S., M.M. Littler and M.D. Hanisak (2008) Submersed Plants of the Indian River Lagoon: A Floristic Inventory and Field Guide. OffShore Graphics, Inc., Washington, DC, 298 pp. 584 distributed by Harbor BDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Mesothamnion boergesenii A.B.Joly 1957: 142, pl. 16: figs 1, 1a; pl. 18: figs 3, 3a, 3b, 3c
Published in: Joly, A.B. (1957). Contribuição ao conhecimento da flora ficológica marinha da Baía de Santos e Arredores. Boletim da Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras da Universidade de São Paulo, Botânica 14: 3-199, 3 figs, 19 plates, map, graph.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mesothamnion is Mesothamnion caribaeum Børgesen.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pleonosporium boergesenii (A.B.Joly) R.E.Norris.
Type Information
Type locality: Paranapoan beach, São Vicente, São Paulo State, Brazil; (Joly 1957: 143, 144) Holotype: Joly; 16 August 1955; epiphytic on Bryothamnion seaforthii; SPF?; Joly 246-1955 (Joly 1957: 142,144) Notes: Joly (1957: 144) notes that the type material (male, female and sporangial)is located in the Herbário ficológico do Departamento de Botânica da Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras da Universidade de São Paulo.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 January 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
